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First Step Montessori Butterworth

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200300882

Amathole East, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

456
Learners
33:1
L:E Ratio
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is First Step Montessori Butterworth?

First Step Montessori Butterworth is an independent combined school in Amathole East, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 456 enrolled learners and 14 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1.

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 First Step Montessori Butterworth?

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 2%

(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 First Step Montessori Butterworth?

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

Busy Bees Junior Primary School
CombinedIndependent
500 learners 24 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 20%
Butterworth · 0.6km away
Good Shepherd Christian School
PrimaryIndependent
748 learners 25 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Butterworth · 0.7km away
Little Angels School
CombinedIndependent
857 learners 30 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 8%
Butterworth · 0.8km away
Eluxolweni Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
94 learners 3 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 40%
Ebungeni Farm Squatters · 0.9km away
Butterworth High School
CombinedPublicQ3
1,558 learners 51 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Butterworth · 1.2km away

Which schools are similar to First Step Montessori Butterworth?

Combined schools in Amathole East with a similar quintile.

Divine Master Academy
CombinedIndependent
125 learners 10 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 60%
Amathole East
Valley Dawn School
CombinedIndependent
71 learners 8 educators 9:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Amathole East

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No.34 Carnegie Street,Extension 2,Butterworth,Eastern Cape,4960
0474910121
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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.