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Cunningham Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200300053

Butterworth, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

470
Learners
31:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Cunningham Senior Secondary School?

Cunningham Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Butterworth, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 470 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. 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 rural.

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.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Cunningham Senior Secondary 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 66%

(Q3 Secondary 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 Cunningham Senior Secondary School?

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

Luzipo Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
51 learners 5 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 97%
Butterworth · 0.2km away
Dalukanyo Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
119 learners 4 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Toleni A/a · 2.1km away
Toleni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
145 learners 5 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 50%
Butterworth · 2.3km away
Ndabakazi Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
61 learners 2 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 44%
Butterworth · 2.8km away
Nkululeko Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
85 learners 6 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Ndabakazi · 2.9km away

Which schools are similar to Cunningham Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Butterworth with a similar quintile (Q3).

Jongilizwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
274 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth
Mgomanzi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
359 learners 8 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Butterworth
Msobomvu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
599 learners 15 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Butterworth
Nolita Comprehensive Technical High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
273 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth
Pakamani Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
931 learners 27 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Butterworth

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Toleni A/A,Butterworth,Butterworth,4962

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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.