What kind of school is Kathu Combined School?
Kathu Combined School is an independent combined school in John Taolo Gaetsewe (jtg), within the John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) education district of the Northern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 66 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 7:1.
The school falls within the Gamagara Local Municipality local municipality. Among 14 Independent Combined schools in Northern Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
What You Should Know
Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
Small school
This school has 66 enrolled learners.
Combined school
Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.
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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Kathu Combined School?
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 62% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in Northern Cape)
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Location
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Schools serving similar communities
Other independent combined schools in Northern 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.
Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 92% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools
Frequently Asked Questions
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). 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.
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