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Mount Frere Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200500787

Mount Frere, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

957
Learners
37:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Mount Frere Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mount Frere, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 957 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.

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 31%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

80.6%
2025 Pass Rate
112/139
candidates passed
94%
2023
86%
2024
81%
2025
Higher pass rate than 36% 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.

Mt Frere Community School
CombinedIndependent
812 learners 40 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Mout Frere · 0.2km away
Kings Harvest Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
153 learners 12 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Alfred Nzo West · 0.2km away
Roseland Private School
CombinedIndependent
89 learners 11 educators 8:1
Lower L:E ratio than 90%
Mout Frere · 0.2km away
Sacred Heart Catholic School
PrimaryIndependent
222 learners 8 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 12%
Mt Frere · 0.7km away
St Georges Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 108 learners 25 educators 44:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Mount Frere · 0.7km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Mount Frere with similar characteristics.

St Georges Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 184 learners 31 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 22%
Mount Frere

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Contact

Erf 363 Main Street ,Mount Frere,Mount Frere,5090

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha79.7 km
Queenstown230.2 km
East London257 km
King William's Town267.7 km
Cradock350.3 km
Makhanda354.4 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.