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Roby's Primary School

PrimaryIndependent EMIS: 200300096

Butterworth, Amathole East, Eastern Cape

80
Learners
20:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Roby's Primary School?

Roby's Primary School is an independent primary school in Butterworth, within the Amathole East education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 80 enrolled learners and 4 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 20:1.

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 80 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Roby's 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 34% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

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No.9 Zithulele Industries,Extention 07,Butterworth,4960
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London80.4 km
King William's Town95.7 km
Mthatha100.2 km
Queenstown131.5 km
Port Alfred184.9 km
Makhanda188.1 km

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What other schools are near Roby's Primary School?

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

Lingomso Lethu Special School
Special NeedsPublic
274 learners 14 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools

Msobomvulocation · 0.2km away
Msobomvu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
599 learners 15 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools

Butterworth · 0.4km away
Ncapai Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
736 learners 24 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools

Mobomvu Township · 0.6km away
Vulindlela Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
346 learners 11 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Butterworth · 0.9km away
Good Shepherd Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
288 learners 13 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools

Butterworth · 1.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other primary schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Roby's Primary School.

Good Shepherd Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
288 learners 13 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools

Butterworth
Good Shepherd Christian School
PrimaryIndependent
748 learners 25 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools

Butterworth
Joy English Medium School
PrimaryIndependent
449 learners 10 educators 45:1

Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools

Centane

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.