What kind of school is Mgezwa Junior Secondary School?
Mgezwa Junior Secondary School is a public combined school in Lusikisiki, within the OR Tambo Coastal education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 820 enrolled learners and 24 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1.
It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees.
The school falls within the Ngquza Hill Local Municipality local municipality. Among 136 Q2 Combined schools in Eastern Cape, it has more learners per educator than 82% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at Nkunzimbini A/A, Lusikisiki, 4820, and can be reached on 078 172 4064.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
No tuition fees
As a Quintile 2 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.
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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Mgezwa Junior Secondary School?
How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.
Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools
(Q2 Combined schools in Eastern Cape)
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What other schools are near Mgezwa Junior Secondary School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 27% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public combined schools in Eastern Cape with Quintile 2.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Mgezwa Junior Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology
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