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Mary Waters Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200100493

Hlalani Villa, SARAH BAARTMAN, Eastern Cape

854
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Mary Waters Secondary School is a public secondary school in Hlalani Villa, within the SARAH BAARTMAN education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 854 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 63%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

86.4%
2025 Pass Rate
95/110
candidates passed
59%
2023
58%
2024
86%
2025
Higher pass rate than 56% 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.

Grahamstown Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
275 learners 11 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 64%
Eluxolweni · 0.3km away
Tantyi Public School
PrimaryPublicQ3
185 learners 7 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Tantji · 0.8km away
St Mary's Rc Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
742 learners 24 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 42%
Hlalani Villa · 0.9km away
George Dickerson Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
757 learners 20 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Eluxolweni · 1km away
Kuyasa Special School
Special NeedsPublic
158 learners 13 educators 12:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Grahamstown · 1.2km away

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Contact

Lavender Valley,Grahamstown,Grahamstown,6139

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Makhanda1.4 km
Port Alfred46.3 km
King William's Town91.9 km
Gqeberha CBD114.1 km
Kariega117.4 km
East London131.5 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.