What type of school is Alfonso Arries Primary School?

Alfonso Arries Primary School is classified as a primary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Alfonso Arries Primary School is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Alfonso Arries Primary School has 1,606 enrolled learners and 49 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 33:1.

What does Quintile 3 mean?

Quintile 3 schools serve communities with moderate financial need and receive above-average funding. They are typically no-fee schools.

Where is Alfonso Arries Primary School located?

Alfonso Arries Primary School is in Booysens Park, NELSON MANDELA district, Eastern Cape. Address: CHATTY EXT 12,BOOYSENS PARK,GQEBERHA,6059.

Alfonso Arries Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 200101042

Booysens Park, NELSON MANDELA, Eastern Cape

1,606

Learners

33:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Alfonso Arries Primary School?

Alfonso Arries Primary School is a public primary school in Booysens Park, within the NELSON MANDELA education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,606 enrolled learners and 49 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

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

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Large school

This school has 1,606 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Alfonso Arries Primary School?

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 32%

(Q3 Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

What other schools are near Alfonso Arries Primary School?

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

Kwamagxaki Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,655 learners 45 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

Kwamagxaki · 1.2km away

Booysen Park Secondary School

CombinedPublicQ3

1,595 learners 49 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 51%

Booysens Park · 1.8km away

Cedarberg Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,087 learners 33 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 32%

Booysen Park · 2.1km away

Sapphire Road Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,025 learners 37 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 55%

Booysen Park · 2.1km away

Booysen Park Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

963 learners 28 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 24%

Booysen Park · 2.4km away

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CHATTY EXT 12,BOOYSENS PARK,GQEBERHA,6059

0835713999

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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.