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The Capstone Primary School

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Primary · Independent · EMIS 200100285

Walmer, Nelson Mandela, Eastern Cape

130 learners 9:1 learners per educator

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

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What kind of school is The Capstone Primary School?

The Capstone Primary School is an independent primary school in Walmer, within the Nelson Mandela education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 130 enrolled learners and 14 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.

The school falls within the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan municipality. Among 172 Independent Primary schools in Eastern Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at Prospect Road, Walmer, Gqeberha, 6001, and can be reached on 041 581 1923.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

School fees at The Capstone Primary School

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007Data not available
2008Data not available
2009Data not available
2010Data not available
2011Data not available
2012Data not available
2013Data not available
2016Data not available
2018Data not available
201955
202084
2021119
2022111
2023125
2025130

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at The Capstone 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 83% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

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Prospect Road, Walmer, Gqeberha, 6001EMIS
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Gqeberha CBD9.8 km · 12 min
Kariega43.6 km · 37 min

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What other schools are near The Capstone Primary School?

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

Heatherbank Primary School

Primary · Independent

214 learners 11 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools

Charlo · 0.7km away
Charlo Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

601 learners 30 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Charlo · 1.1km away
Goldwater Preparatory School

Primary · Independent

129 learners 13 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools

Lorraine · 1.3km away
Lorraine Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

1,126 learners 51 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools

Lorraine · 2.1km away
Mount Pleasant Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

402 learners 25 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools

Mount Pleasant · 2.3km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent primary 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.

Heatherbank Primary School

Primary · Independent

214 learners 11 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools

Charlo
Goldwater Preparatory School

Primary · Independent

129 learners 13 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools

Lorraine
Ezra Primary School

Primary · Independent

36 learners 4 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 84% of similar schools

Lorraine

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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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