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Fontein Full Service School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 200100222

Gelvandale, NELSON MANDELA, Eastern Cape

818
Learners
24:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Fontein Full Service School is a public combined school in Gelvandale, within the NELSON MANDELA education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 818 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.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

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 84%

(Q3 Combined 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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Nearby Schools

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

Gelvandale Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 091 learners 38 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Gelvandale · 0.2km away
Milestone Academyy Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
50 learners 5 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
Gelvandale · 0.4km away
Bayview Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
249 learners 10 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Helenvale · 0.6km away
Alpha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
931 learners 28 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 30%
Gelvandale · 0.7km away
St Thomas Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
989 learners 32 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 70%
Gelvandale · 0.7km away

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Contact

MCMANUS CRESCENT,GELVANDALE,GQEBERHA,6020

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Gqeberha CBD6.9 km
Kariega22.7 km
Makhanda113 km
Port Alfred128.2 km
Cradock193.3 km
King William's Town205.6 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.