Mechaeling Junior Secondary School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 200500648

Matatiele, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

1 009

Learners

34:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Mechaeling Junior Secondary School is a public combined school in Matatiele, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a large school with 1 009 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.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

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 46%

(Q3 Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

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.

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Nearby Schools

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Nkasele Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

124 learners 3 educators 41:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Matatiele · 2.2km away

Mohlakoana Junior Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

249 learners 6 educators 42:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Matatiele · 2.8km away

Tsitsong Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

119 learners 4 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 47%

Matatiele · 3.5km away

Mafube Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

362 learners 12 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 20%

Matatiele · 3.6km away

Zamokuhle Junior Secondary School

CombinedPublicQ3

1 742 learners 48 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

Maluti Township · 4.3km away

Schools Like This

Combined schools in Matatiele with similar characteristics.

Hardenberg Full Service School

CombinedPublicQ3

1 003 learners 26 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 20%

Matatiele

Maluti Junior Secondary School

CombinedPublicQ3

1 158 learners 35 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 50%

Matatiele

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Contact

Ncholu Location,Sibi A/A,Matatiele,4730

0822090496

Directions

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha151.7 km

Queenstown258.8 km

East London320.6 km

King William's Town322.6 km

Cradock369.3 km

Makhanda402.1 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.