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Lonwabo Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200100462

Bedford, AMATHOLE WEST, Eastern Cape

576
Learners
41:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Lonwabo Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Bedford, within the AMATHOLE WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 576 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 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 11%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

92.2%
2025 Pass Rate
47/51
candidates passed
90%
2023
100%
2024
92%
2025
Higher pass rate than 79% of Q3 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.

Nonyameko Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
423 learners 14 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 45%
Bedford · 0.2km away
Ntlama Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
254 learners 6 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Bongweni Location · 0.4km away
Bedford Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
537 learners 16 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Goodwin Park · 1.1km away
Templeton High School
CombinedPublicQ4
619 learners 24 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Bedford · 1.6km away
Bedford Country School
PrimaryIndependent
68 learners 7 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 80%
Bedford · 1.8km away

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

Circular Drive,Bedford,5780

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Cradock73 km
Makhanda79.2 km
Queenstown114.4 km
King William's Town122.7 km
Port Alfred124 km
Kariega135.1 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.