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Lighthouse Christian High School

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 200201102

Buffalo City, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

17
Learners
4:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Lighthouse Christian High School?

Lighthouse Christian High School is an independent secondary school in Buffalo City, within the Buffalo City education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 17 enrolled learners and 4 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 4:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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 17 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Lighthouse Christian High 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 89% of similar schools

(Independent Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

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.

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Contact

35 St Marks Road, Southernwood, East London, 5201
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London2 km
King William's Town49.4 km
Port Alfred115.3 km
Makhanda132.2 km
Queenstown155.8 km
Mthatha177.2 km

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What other schools are near Lighthouse Christian High School?

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

East London Rc Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
516 learners 27 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Southernwood · 0.2km away
Lighthouse Christian Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
335 learners 15 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools

East London · 0.3km away
Harmony Education Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
39 learners 5 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools

Buffalo City · 0.4km away
Eastridge Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
111 learners 8 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Buffalo City · 0.4km away
Gemrock Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
73 learners 7 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

East London · 0.5km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other secondary schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Lighthouse Christian High School.

Michiefield College
SecondaryIndependent
119 learners 9 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

Buffalo City
East London Science College
SecondaryIndependent
466 learners 20 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools

Eastlondon
Ncm Private High School
SecondaryIndependent
85 learners 6 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools

Buffalo City

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.