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Metele Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 200200465

King William's Town, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

803
Learners
38:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Metele Primary School is a public primary school in King William's Town, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 803 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 10%

(Q3 Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

Nearby Schools

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

Kuyasa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
886 learners 25 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 42%
Dimbaza · 0.2km away
Dimbaza Central Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
309 learners 8 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Dimbaza · 0.8km away
Amalinde Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
562 learners 14 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 6%
Dimbaza · 0.9km away
Nomhle Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
220 learners 10 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
King William's Town · 0.9km away
Dimbaza Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
179 learners 5 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 18%
Dimbaza · 1km away

Schools Like This

Primary schools in King William's Town with similar characteristics.

Kuhle Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
298 learners 11 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 57%
King William's Town
Mdisa Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
66 learners 2 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 31%
King William's Town
Mdizeni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
66 learners 3 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
King William's Town
Ndukumbana Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
86 learners 4 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
King William's Town
Nonyameko Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
130 learners 8 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 90%
King William's Town

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Contact

1213 Dimbaza,Dimbaza,King Willams Town,5600

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town17.2 km
East London67.8 km
Makhanda82.6 km
Port Alfred89.6 km
Queenstown108.9 km
Cradock166.9 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.