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Michiefield College

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 200201103

Buffalo City, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

119
Learners
13:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Michiefield College?

Michiefield College 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 119 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.

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 119 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Michiefield College?

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 39% 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

10 Graham Road, Southernwood, East London,5201
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London1.3 km
King William's Town49.7 km
Port Alfred114.8 km
Makhanda132 km
Queenstown156.5 km
Mthatha177.9 km

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What other schools are near Michiefield College?

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

Dayspring Primary
PrimaryIndependent
139 learners 11 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

East London · 0.3km away
Eastridge Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
111 learners 8 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Buffalo City · 0.5km away
Michiefield Primary
PrimaryIndependent
58 learners 10 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

East London · 0.6km away
Ariston Christian School
CombinedIndependent
144 learners 11 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools

East London · 0.7km away
Southernwood Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ5
558 learners 20 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools

Southernwood · 0.7km 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 Michiefield College.

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

Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools

Eastlondon
Lighthouse Christian High School
SecondaryIndependent
17 learners 4 educators 4:1

Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools

Buffalo City
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.