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Gobinamba Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200400805

Umtata, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

773
Learners
29:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Gobinamba Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Umtata, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 773 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 66%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

73.0%
2025 Pass Rate
73/100
candidates passed
85%
2023
87%
2024
73%
2025
Higher pass rate than 20% 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.

Zweli Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
356 learners 13 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Umtata · 0.7km away
Mputi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
224 learners 10 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Umtata · 1.6km away
Thembelihle Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
154 learners 6 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Umtata · 2.2km away
Caba Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
168 learners 7 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Umtata · 3.8km away
Kuyasa Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
84 learners 5 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
Umtata · 4.2km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Umtata with similar characteristics.

Milton Mbekela Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1 340 learners 42 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Umtata
Spefundevu Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
528 learners 9 educators 59:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Umtata
Joyi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
622 learners 18 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
Umtata

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Contact

Mputhi Location,Mthatha,Mthatha,5099

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha42.9 km
Queenstown140.9 km
East London156.9 km
King William's Town163 km
Makhanda249.9 km
Port Alfred254.9 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.