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Forbes Grant Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200200183

Ginsberg, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

847
Learners
34:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Forbes Grant Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Ginsberg, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 847 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 53%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

60.4%
2025 Pass Rate
96/159
candidates passed
75%
2023
80%
2024
60%
2025
Higher pass rate than 4% 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.

Ginsberg Seventh Day Adventist Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
149 learners 7 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 27%
Ginsberg · 0.1km away
Charles Morgan Public School
CombinedPublicQ3
175 learners 9 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 91%
King William's Town · 0.4km away
Brownlee Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
321 learners 9 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
King Wm's Town · 0.6km away
Vuthondaba Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ3
258 learners 8 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Ginsberg · 0.6km away
St Patrick's Special School
Special NeedsPublic
167 learners 15 educators 11:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Ginsberg · 0.7km away

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Contact

2460 Wodehouse Street,Ginsberg,King Williams Town,5601

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town1.7 km
East London51.3 km
Port Alfred90.2 km
Makhanda91.4 km
Queenstown120.4 km
Cradock183.4 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.