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Brownlee Junior Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 200200059

King Wm's Town, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

321
Learners
36:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Brownlee Junior Primary School?

Brownlee Junior Primary School is a public primary school in King Wm's Town, within the Buffalo City education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 321 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 36:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees. 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

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Brownlee Junior Primary 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 19% of similar schools

(Q3 Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

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1401 Moss Street,Ginsberg,King Williams Town,5600
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town2 km
East London50.9 km
Port Alfred89.9 km
Makhanda91.3 km
Queenstown121 km
Cradock183.9 km

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What other schools are near Brownlee Junior Primary School?

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

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

Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools

Ginsberg · 0.4km away
Forbes Grant Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
847 learners 25 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools

Ginsberg · 0.6km away
Ginsberg Seventh Day Adventist Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
149 learners 7 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Ginsberg · 0.7km away
Charles Morgan Public School
CombinedPublicQ3
175 learners 9 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools

King William's Town · 0.8km away
Schornville Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,135 learners 36 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

King William's Town · 1.1km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other primary schools in Eastern Cape with Quintile 3.

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Brownlee Junior Primary School.

Schornville Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,135 learners 36 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

King William's Town
Vuthondaba Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ3
258 learners 8 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 35% of similar schools

Ginsberg
Sesethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
188 learners 8 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools

King William's Town

Frequently Asked Questions

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.