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Arcadia Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200100037

Arcadia, NELSON MANDELA, Eastern Cape

1 061
Learners
37:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Arcadia Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Arcadia, within the NELSON MANDELA education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a large school with 1 061 enrolled learners.

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.

Learner-Educator Ratio Context

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 34%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

87.0%
2025 Pass Rate
80/92
candidates passed
79%
2023
97%
2024
87%
2025
Higher pass rate than 58% of Q3 schools in Eastern Cape

Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025. Methodology

Nearby Schools

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

Arcadia Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
786 learners 24 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 32%
Arcadia · 0.4km away
West End Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
770 learners 24 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 36%
West End · 0.4km away
Soutpan Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
574 learners 19 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 45%
Arcadia · 0.5km away
Westville Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 158 learners 37 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Sanctor · 1km away
Sanctor High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 237 learners 38 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Sanctor · 1.2km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Arcadia with similar characteristics.

Humansdorp Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 897 learners 69 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 81%
Arcadia

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Contact

271 RENSBURG STREET,ARCADIA,GQEBERHA,6059

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Gqeberha CBD11.9 km
Kariega17.7 km
Makhanda113.4 km
Port Alfred130.3 km
Cradock189.6 km
Graaff-Reinet203.2 km

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Class size comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. 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.