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Ithafa Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 800006809

Ermelo, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,860
Learners
30:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Ithafa Secondary School is a public secondary school in Ermelo, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. It is a very large school with 1,860 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

Large school

This school has 1,860 enrolled learners.

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 62%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

NSC Matric Results NSC

70.9%
2025 Pass Rate
146/206
candidates passed
Higher pass rate than 11% of Q2 schools in Mpumalanga

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.

Bashele Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
883 learners 18 educators 49:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Wesselton · 0.4km away
Reggie Masuku Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,473 learners 44 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Ermelo · 0.5km away
Wesselton Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,919 learners 49 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 17%
Ermelo · 0.7km away
Qambekile Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,104 learners 29 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Wesselton · 0.9km away
Phumula Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,306 learners 36 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
Ermelo · 1.1km away

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — 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.