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Mbongweni Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200400540

Libode, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

379
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Mbongweni Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Libode, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 379 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 1 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 61%

(Q1 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

68.0%
2025 Pass Rate
34/50
candidates passed
73%
2023
74%
2024
68%
2025
Higher pass rate than 12% of Q1 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.

Nogaya Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
153 learners 5 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Libode · 1km away
Mtika Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
143 learners 6 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 56%
Libode · 2.2km away
Mpantaka Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
149 learners 4 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Qumbu · 2.9km away
Indwe Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
112 learners 5 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 63%
Libode · 3.1km away
Magumbini Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
144 learners 6 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Libode · 3.8km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Libode with similar characteristics.

Cibeni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1 002 learners 43 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Libode
Smuts Ndamase Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
818 learners 23 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
Libode
Victor Poto Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1 646 learners 40 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 14%
Libode
Xhentse Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
554 learners 15 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Libode
Mabhulana Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
727 learners 21 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 41%
Libode

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

Nogaya A/A,Qumbu,Libode,5160

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha47.6 km
Queenstown223.5 km
East London225 km
King William's Town241.9 km
Makhanda332 km
Port Alfred332.3 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.