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Step Ahead Primary School

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200601160

Tsomo, CHRIS HANI EAST, Eastern Cape

676
Learners
24:1
L:E Ratio
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Step Ahead Primary School is an independent combined school in Tsomo, within the CHRIS HANI EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 676 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

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 14%

(Combined 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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Nearby Schools

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

Zakhele Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
249 learners 11 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Tsomo · 0.4km away
Rainbow Preparatory Academy
CombinedIndependent
583 learners 16 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Tsomo · 0.5km away
Daza Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
89 learners 5 educators 18:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Daza Location · 2.9km away
Tsomo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
135 learners 7 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 84%
Tsomo · 2.9km away
Tsomo Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
833 learners 31 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 84%
Tsomo · 3km away

Schools Like This

Combined schools in Tsomo with similar characteristics.

Rainbow Preparatory Academy
CombinedIndependent
583 learners 16 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Tsomo

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Contact

7 Hartley Street,Tsomo,5400

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Queenstown90.5 km
King William's Town102.2 km
Mthatha103.7 km
East London109.3 km
Makhanda185.6 km
Port Alfred193.7 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.