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Holy Mothers Academy

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Combined · Independent · EMIS 200601187

Or Tambo Inland, OR Tambo Inland, Eastern Cape

101 learners 8:1 learners per educator

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Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Holy Mothers Academy?

Holy Mothers Academy is an independent combined school in Or Tambo Inland, within the OR Tambo Inland education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 101 enrolled learners and 12 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 8:1.

The school falls within the King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality. Among 84 Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools.

The school is at No.89.1st Avenue, 40 Hughes Street, Ncambedlana, Mthata, 5099, and can be reached on 047 534 2799.

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007Data not available
2008Data not available
2009Data not available
2010Data not available
2011141
2012153
2013200
2016165
2018187
2019189
2020173
2021167
2022204
2023179
2025101

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Holy Mothers Academy?

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 89% of similar schools

(Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

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No.89.1st Avenue, 40 Hughes Street, Ncambedlana, Mthata, 5099EMIS
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Mthatha3 km · 4 min

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What other schools are near Holy Mothers Academy?

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

Buzzy Bees Primary School

Primary · Independent

673 learners 14 educators 48:1

Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools

Or Tambo Inland · 0.9km away
Mbuqe Junior Secondary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 4

1,670 learners 50 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools

Umtata · 1km away
Tembisa Special School

Special Needs · Public

239 learners 22 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools

Ikwezi Extension · 1.1km away
Transkei Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

965 learners 37 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Umtata · 1.2km away
Umtata High School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 4

660 learners 30 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Norwood · 1.2km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent combined schools in Eastern Cape.

Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Umtata Christian School

Combined · Independent

602 learners 34 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

Southernwood
Holy Cross Kiddieland

Combined · Independent

1,416 learners 45 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools

Mthatha
St Judes Primary School

Combined · Independent

202 learners 13 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 43% of similar schools

Mthatha

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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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so 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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