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Step Ahead Primary School

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CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200601160

Tsomo, Chris Hani East, Eastern Cape

676 learners 24:1 ratio

At a glance

Type
Independent combined
Fees
Independent, sets own fees

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Step Ahead Primary School?

Step Ahead Primary School is an independent combined school in Tsomo, within the Chris Hani East education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 676 enrolled learners and 28 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 24:1.

The school falls within the Intsika Yethu Local Municipality local municipality. Among 84 Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape, it has more learners per educator than 86% of similar schools.

The school is at 7 Hartley Street, Tsomo, 5400, and can be reached on 083 591 1218.

What we don't have yet

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  • Admissions process, open days or deadlines
  • Whether the school uses WhatsApp

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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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Step Ahead 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 14% of similar schools

(Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

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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.

Contact

7 Hartley Street, Tsomo, 5400EMIS
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Distance to Major Centres

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Queenstown102.3 km · 80 min

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What other schools are near Step Ahead Primary School?

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

Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools

Tsomo · 0.4km away
Rainbow Preparatory Academy
CombinedIndependent
583 learners 16 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

Tsomo · 0.5km away
Daza Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
89 learners 5 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Daza Location · 2.9km away
Tsomo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
135 learners 7 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 84% of similar schools

Tsomo · 2.9km away
Tsomo Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
833 learners 31 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 84% of similar schools

Tsomo · 3km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent combined schools in Eastern Cape.

Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Rainbow Preparatory Academy
CombinedIndependent
583 learners 16 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

Tsomo
Kwasa English Medium School
CombinedIndependent
421 learners 22 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Nqamakwe
First Step Montessori Butterworth
CombinedIndependent
456 learners 14 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools

Amathole East

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

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