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Mente Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200300846

Willowvale, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

160
Learners
20:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Mente Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Willowvale, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small school with 160 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.

Small school

This school has 160 enrolled learners.

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 94%

(Q1 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

71.4%
2025 Pass Rate
15/21
candidates passed
54%
2023
79%
2024
71%
2025
Higher pass rate than 18% 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.

Zwelithobile Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
123 learners 4 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Willowvale · 1.6km away
Nkonkwana Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
87 learners 4 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Willowvale · 2.2km away
Mente Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
124 learners 4 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Willowvale · 2.4km away
Ngqaqini Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ1
121 learners 6 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Willowvale · 3.6km away
Zonwabele Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
82 learners 3 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 40%
Willowvale · 4.6km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Willowvale with similar characteristics.

Mathumbu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
163 learners 8 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Willowvale
Nakazana Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
254 learners 9 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 73%
Willowvale
Nondwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
566 learners 13 educators 44:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Willowvale
Nqabara Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
419 learners 15 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
Willowvale
Zwelidumile Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
691 learners 19 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 30%
Willowvale

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Contact

Mente A/A,Willowvale,Willowvale,5040

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha88.7 km
East London91.8 km
King William's Town118.1 km
Queenstown159.2 km
Port Alfred203.4 km
Makhanda211.1 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.