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Dangwana Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200500119

Mount Frere, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

884
Learners
28:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Dangwana Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mount Frere, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 884 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 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 69%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

72.5%
2025 Pass Rate
132/182
candidates passed
75%
2023
81%
2024
73%
2025
Higher pass rate than 19% of Q2 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.

Ncapai Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
286 learners 10 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Mount Frere · 0.3km away
Mvumvu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
112 learners 4 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 26%
Mount Frere · 0.7km away
Dangwana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
50 learners 5 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 95%
Mount Frere · 1.7km away
Essek Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
102 learners 6 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 75%
Mount Frere · 3.3km away
Ngqinibeni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
141 learners 5 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 52%
Mount Frere · 3.7km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Mount Frere with similar characteristics.

Buffalo Nek Junior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
411 learners 12 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Mount Frere
Kwashushu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
490 learners 13 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Mount Frere
Mbodleni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1 527 learners 38 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 14%
Mount Frere
Makaula Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1 029 learners 51 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Mount Frere
Ngwekazi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
457 learners 14 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Mount Frere

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Contact

Dangwana A/A,Mt Frere,5090

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha69.2 km
Queenstown219.6 km
East London245.9 km
King William's Town256.2 km
Cradock340.1 km
Makhanda342.9 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.