What kind of school is Canaan High School?
Canaan High School is an independent secondary school in Ngcingwane Administrative Area, within the Amathole East education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 229 enrolled learners and 14 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 16:1.
Matric candidates write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) administered by the Department of Basic Education.
Among 55 Independent Secondary schools in Eastern Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
The school is at Ngcingwane Administrative Area, Lencane Location, Dutywa, and can be reached on 044 050 0584.
What You Should Know
Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
NSC Matric Results
Each year reflects a different cohort. Year-on-year change does not necessarily indicate improvement or decline.
72.5% pass rate in 2025 — 5 independent schools in Eastern Cape scored lower, 35 scored higher.
Each dot is one school. The dashed amber line shows where the typical similar school sits — half score above, half below. Pass rates each year reflect a different group of students.
Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025. Methodology
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Canaan High School?
How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.
Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools
(Independent Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)
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Schools serving similar communities
Other independent secondary schools in Eastern Cape.
Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools
Frequently Asked Questions
School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 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
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