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Gladys King Junior Secondary School

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200401395

Northcrest, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

311
Learners
19:1
L:E Ratio
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Gladys King Junior Secondary School is an independent combined school in Northcrest, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 311 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

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 31%

(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.

Excelsior School
CombinedPublicQ4
1 817 learners 48 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Umtata · 1.1km away
James Kobi Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
420 learners 15 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Mthatha · 1.8km away
Kidlands Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
84 learners 10 educators 8:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Or Tambo Inland · 2km away
E W Pearce Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
504 learners 17 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 48%
Umtata · 2.1km away
Khanya Secondary School
SecondaryIndependent
59 learners 8 educators 7:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Mthatha · 2.2km away

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Contact

29 Sakwe Street,Northcrest,Mthatha,5099

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha3.9 km
East London181.9 km
Queenstown184.1 km
King William's Town196.9 km
Makhanda287 km
Port Alfred287.7 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.