What kind of school is Lathi-Tha School of Skills?
Lathi-Tha School of Skills is a public skills school in Khayelitsha, within the Metro East education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 457 enrolled learners and 27 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 17:1.
The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 23 School Of Skills schools in Western Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at 16 Mkhonto Crescent E-Section Khayelitsha 7784, and can be reached on 081 521 6666.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Lathi-Tha School of Skills?
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 41% of similar schools
(School Of Skills schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Lathi-Tha School of Skills?
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Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 46% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public skills schools in Western Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Lathi-Tha School of Skills. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools
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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). 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
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