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Cunningham Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200300053

Butterworth, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

470
Learners
31:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Cunningham Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Butterworth, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 470 enrolled learners.

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.

Learner-Educator Ratio Context

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 66%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

88.8%
2025 Pass Rate
71/80
candidates passed
82%
2023
89%
2024
89%
2025
Higher pass rate than 65% of Q3 schools in Eastern Cape

Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025. Methodology

Nearby Schools

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

Luzipo Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
51 learners 5 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 97%
Butterworth · 0.2km away
Dalukanyo Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
119 learners 4 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Toleni A/a · 2.1km away
Toleni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
145 learners 5 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 50%
Butterworth · 2.3km away
Ndabakazi Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
61 learners 2 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 44%
Butterworth · 2.8km away
Nkululeko Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
85 learners 6 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Ndabakazi · 2.9km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Butterworth with similar characteristics.

Jongilizwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
274 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth
Mgomanzi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
359 learners 8 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Butterworth
Msobomvu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
599 learners 15 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Butterworth
Nolita Comprehensive Technical High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
273 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth
Pakamani Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
931 learners 27 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Butterworth

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Contact

Toleni A/A,Butterworth,Butterworth,4962

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London71.2 km
King William's Town78 km
Mthatha116.3 km
Queenstown116.3 km
Port Alfred168.8 km
Makhanda169.5 km

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Class size comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. 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.