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Bhisho Youth Care Centre

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 200200980

This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.

Buffalo City, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

18
Learners
2:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Bhisho Youth Care Centre?

Bhisho Youth Care Centre is a public special needs school in Buffalo City, within the Buffalo City education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 18 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 2:1. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Small school

This school has 18 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Bhisho Youth Care Centre?

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 100% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape)

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Skhobeni,King Williams Town,5600
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town8.2 km
East London47.2 km
Port Alfred99.8 km
Makhanda101 km
Queenstown117.1 km
Mthatha186.1 km

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What other schools are near Bhisho Youth Care Centre?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Balasi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
233 learners 9 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

King William's Town · 1.3km away
Sinako Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
925 learners 27 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools

Bisho Park · 1.4km away
Skobeni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
156 learners 5 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

King William's Town · 1.5km away
Zameka Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
627 learners 14 educators 45:1

Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools

Bisho · 2.1km away
Bisho Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,174 learners 35 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools

Bisho Central · 2.6km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other special needs schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Bhisho Youth Care Centre.

Fundisa Special School
Special NeedsPublic
178 learners 18 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools

Government Building
St Patrick's Special School
Special NeedsPublic
167 learners 15 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools

Ginsberg
St Thomas Special School
Special NeedsPublic
192 learners 28 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

Kingwilliams Town

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.