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St Joseph's College

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 200201099

Buffalo City, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

246
Learners
27:1
L:E Ratio
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Joseph's College?

St Joseph's College is an independent secondary school in Buffalo City, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 246 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 27:1. 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.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Joseph's 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 7%

(Independent 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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Which schools are similar to St Joseph's College?

Secondary schools in Buffalo City with a similar quintile.

St Chris College
SecondaryIndependent
261 learners 14 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 17%
Buffalo City
Saaac East London
SecondaryIndependent
11 learners 7 educators 2:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Buffalo City
Ncm Private High School
SecondaryIndependent
85 learners 6 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 37%
Buffalo City
Lighthouse Christian High School
SecondaryIndependent
17 learners 4 educators 4:1
Lower L:E ratio than 89%
Buffalo City
Michiefield College
SecondaryIndependent
119 learners 9 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 39%
Buffalo City

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

R102, BEACON BAY, EAST LONDON, 5200

Location

Map not available — GIS coordinates are not recorded for this school in the EMIS database.

Interested in St Joseph's College?

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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.