What type of school is Althorpe College?

Althorpe College is classified as a combined independent school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How much are the fees?

Althorpe College is an independent school that sets its own fees. Contact the school directly for current fee information.

How many learners attend this school?

Althorpe College has 553 enrolled learners and 30 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 18:1.

Where is Althorpe College located?

Althorpe College is in Amalinda, BUFFALO CITY district, Eastern Cape. Address: 16 Etheridge Road,Amalinda,East London,5247.

Althorpe College

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200201004

Amalinda, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

553

Learners

18:1

L:E Ratio

—

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Althorpe College?

Althorpe College is an independent combined school in Amalinda, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 553 enrolled learners and 30 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1. 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

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.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Althorpe College?

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 36%

(Independent 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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What other schools are near Althorpe College?

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

Centre of Excellence

CombinedIndependent

1,226 learners 44 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 10%

Selborne · 0.2km away

Kings College Independent School

PrimaryIndependent

517 learners 24 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Arcadia · 0.2km away

Amitec Business College Combined School

CombinedIndependent

540 learners 31 educators 17:1

Lower L:E ratio than 40%

Southernwood · 0.3km away

Ncm Private High School

SecondaryIndependent

85 learners 6 educators 14:1

Lower L:E ratio than 37%

Buffalo City · 0.4km away

College Street Primary School

Special NeedsPublicQ5

216 learners 34 educators 6:1

Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison

East London · 0.5km away

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16 Etheridge Road,Amalinda,East London,5247

0437430866

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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.