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Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200200473

King William's Town, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

149
Learners
19:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in King William's Town, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small school with 149 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.

Small school

This school has 149 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 96%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

57.1%
2025 Pass Rate
12/21
candidates passed
73%
2023
39%
2024
57%
2025
Higher pass rate than 3% 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.

Tshatshu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
358 learners 11 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
King William's Town · 0.1km away
Ngqika Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
505 learners 16 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
King William's Town · 1.6km away
Nonceba Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
472 learners 15 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Zwelitsha · 1.6km away
Qaqamba Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
581 learners 16 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 16%
Zwelitsha · 1.6km away
Noxolo Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
105 learners 7 educators 15:1
Lower L:E ratio than 92%
Zone 9 · 1.8km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in King William's Town with similar characteristics.

Matsa High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
444 learners 11 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 13%
King William's Town
B Kat Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
240 learners 8 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 73%
King William's Town
Mzontsundu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
772 learners 18 educators 43:1
Lower L:E ratio than 6%
King Williams Town
Dumalisile Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
151 learners 8 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 95%
King William's Town
Iqonce Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
279 learners 9 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
King William's Town

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

Tshatshu Location,King Williams Town,5600

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town6.5 km
East London44.5 km
Port Alfred91.4 km
Makhanda95.6 km
Queenstown125.4 km
Cradock190.2 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.