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Schools in Butterworth

Amathole East, Eastern Cape

92 schools · 59 primary · 15 secondary · 23:1 ratio

What to know about schools in Butterworth

92 schools: 59 primary, 15 secondary and 18 combined or other.

85 are no-fee public schools and 7 are independent. Most public schools are quintile 2–3.

Primary (59)

Bar: learner-educator ratio vs similar schools
PrimaryPublicQ2
70 learners · 5 educators · 14:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
116 learners · 6 educators · 19:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
33 learners · 3 educators · 11:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
135 learners · 6 educators · 23:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
8 learners · 1 educators · 8:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
145 learners · 8 educators · 18:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
94 learners · 5 educators · 19:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
177 learners · 6 educators · 30:1
PrimaryIndependent
748 learners · 25 educators · 30:1
PrimaryIndependent
288 learners · 13 educators · 22:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
78 learners · 6 educators · 13:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
162 learners · 9 educators · 18:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
22 learners · 3 educators · 7:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
43 learners · 3 educators · 14:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
70 learners · 3 educators · 23:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
71 learners · 5 educators · 14:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
122 learners · 5 educators · 24:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
69 learners · 2 educators · 35:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
47 learners · 2 educators · 24:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
65 learners · 2 educators · 33:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
37 learners · 5 educators · 7:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
51 learners · 5 educators · 10:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
43 learners · 3 educators · 14:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
111 learners · 5 educators · 22:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
51 learners · 4 educators · 13:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
175 learners · 7 educators · 25:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
18 learners · 3 educators · 6:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
122 learners · 6 educators · 20:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
150 learners · 5 educators · 30:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
97 learners · 6 educators · 16:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
46 learners · 4 educators · 12:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
107 learners · 5 educators · 21:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
49 learners · 3 educators · 16:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
56 learners · 2 educators · 28:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
79 learners · 4 educators · 20:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
31 learners · 2 educators · 16:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
401 learners · 13 educators · 31:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
24 learners · 3 educators · 8:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
61 learners · 2 educators · 31:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
60 learners · 4 educators · 15:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
68 learners · 6 educators · 11:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
97 learners · 5 educators · 19:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
17 learners · 2 educators · 9:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
180 learners · 7 educators · 26:1
PrimaryIndependent
80 learners · 4 educators · 20:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
167 learners · 6 educators · 28:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
120 learners · 5 educators · 24:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
105 learners · 3 educators · 35:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
23 learners · 2 educators · 12:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
145 learners · 5 educators · 29:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
115 learners · 6 educators · 19:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
15 learners · 2 educators · 8:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
129 learners · 5 educators · 26:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
62 learners · 3 educators · 21:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
105 learners · 5 educators · 21:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
56 learners · 2 educators · 28:1
PrimaryPublicQ2
35 learners · 5 educators · 7:1
PrimaryPublicQ1
82 learners · 4 educators · 21:1
PrimaryPublicQ3
137 learners · 6 educators · 23:1

Secondary (15)

Bar: learner-educator ratio vs similar schools
SecondaryPublicQ1
252 learners · 9 educators · 28:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
470 learners · 15 educators · 31:1
SecondaryPublicQ2
365 learners · 11 educators · 33:1
SecondaryPublicQ2
304 learners · 13 educators · 23:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
274 learners · 10 educators · 27:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,059 learners · 29 educators · 37:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
359 learners · 8 educators · 45:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
599 learners · 15 educators · 40:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
273 learners · 10 educators · 27:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
931 learners · 27 educators · 35:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
639 learners · 17 educators · 38:1
SecondaryPublicQ2
264 learners · 18 educators · 15:1
SecondaryPublicQ2
353 learners · 11 educators · 32:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
116 learners · 7 educators · 17:1
SecondaryPublicQ3
321 learners · 15 educators · 21:1

Combined (18)

Bar: learner-educator ratio vs similar schools
CombinedIndependent
500 learners · 24 educators · 21:1
CombinedPublicQ3
1,558 learners · 51 educators · 31:1
CombinedPublicQ3
821 learners · 24 educators · 34:1
CombinedPublicQ3
211 learners · 8 educators · 26:1
CombinedPublicQ3
477 learners · 14 educators · 34:1
CombinedIndependent
110 learners · 8 educators · 14:1
CombinedPublicQ2
153 learners · 6 educators · 26:1
CombinedIndependent
155 learners · 7 educators · 22:1
CombinedPublicQ3
101 learners · 2 educators · 51:1
CombinedPublicQ3
596 learners · 13 educators · 46:1
CombinedPublicQ3
183 learners · 10 educators · 18:1
CombinedPublicQ3
451 learners · 9 educators · 50:1
CombinedIndependent
857 learners · 30 educators · 29:1
CombinedPublicQ3
887 learners · 24 educators · 37:1
CombinedPublicQ3
135 learners · 7 educators · 19:1
CombinedPublicQ3
346 learners · 11 educators · 32:1
CombinedPublicQ3
214 learners · 10 educators · 21:1
CombinedPublicQ3
361 learners · 11 educators · 33:1

About Butterworth

Butterworth falls within the Amathole East education district of Eastern Cape. It has 92 registered schools, including 59 primary and 15 secondary. The average learner-to-educator ratio across the area is 23:1. There are 85 public schools and 7 independent schools in the area.

Schools range across quintile 1–3.

School data sourced from the Department of Basic Education (EMIS). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province group. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology