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Newtown High School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200100051

Newtown, AMATHOLE WEST, Eastern Cape

307
Learners
51:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Newtown High School is a public secondary school in Newtown, within the AMATHOLE WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 307 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 1%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

51.4%
2025 Pass Rate
19/37
candidates passed
34%
2023
23%
2024
51%
2025
Higher pass rate than 1% 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.

Newton (Ucc) Full Service School
CombinedPublicQ3
768 learners 22 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 37%
Newtown · 0km away
St Joseph's Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
405 learners 12 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Newton · 0.2km away
King's Kidz School
PrimaryIndependent
358 learners 22 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Fort Beaufort · 1.2km away
Winterberg Agricultural High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
246 learners 18 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Winterberg · 1.4km away
Sakhululeka Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
767 learners 22 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 44%
Quenera North · 1.5km away

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Contact

Jasmin Street, 1,Newtown,Fort Beaufort,5720

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Makhanda59.3 km
King William's Town73.4 km
Port Alfred94 km
Queenstown100.6 km
Cradock115.1 km
East London123.6 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.