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Dinizulu Junior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200400130

Mqanduli, OR Tambo Inland, Eastern Cape

691
Learners
58:1
Learners per educator
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Dinizulu Junior Secondary School?

Dinizulu Junior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mqanduli, within the OR Tambo Inland education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 691 enrolled learners and 12 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 58:1.

It is classified as Quintile 1 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees.

The school falls within the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality local municipality. Among 234 Q1 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape, it has more learners per educator than 99% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Upper Tyholo A/A, Mqanduli, 5080, and can be reached on 073 981 2855.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 1 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

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 is the learner-to-educator ratio at Dinizulu Junior Secondary 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 1% of similar schools

(Q1 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

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Upper Tyholo A/A, Mqanduli, 5080
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Distance to Major Centres

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Mthatha57 km · 63 min

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Location

What other schools are near Dinizulu Junior Secondary School?

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

Watha Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
187 learners 9 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 71% of similar schools

Mqanduli · 2.1km away
Bavumele Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
199 learners 8 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools

Mqanduli · 2.7km away
Mzomhle Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
414 learners 13 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Elliotdale · 3.4km away
Zwelebhunga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
349 learners 12 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools

Mqanduli · 4km away
Tungwana Ps School
PrimaryPublicQ1
137 learners 7 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools

Mqanduli · 4.2km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public secondary schools in Eastern Cape with Quintile 1.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Dinizulu Junior Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Lutubeni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
733 learners 16 educators 46:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Mqanduli
Dalindyebo Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
733 learners 34 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools

Umtata
Mandela School of Science and Technology
SecondaryPublicQ1
551 learners 23 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools

Mthatha

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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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