What kind of school is Ben Cox English Medium School?
Ben Cox English Medium School is an independent combined school in Dimbaza West, within the Buffalo City education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 69 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 7:1.
The school falls within the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 84 Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools.
The school is at 109 Erf 3981 Canal Street Dimbaza West, Dimbaza, King Williams Town, 5600.
What You Should Know
Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
Small school
This school has 69 enrolled learners.
Combined school
Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.
Matric Results
Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ben Cox English Medium School?
How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.
Fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape)
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What other schools are near Ben Cox English Medium School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other independent combined schools in Eastern Cape.
Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 27% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology
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