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Nogwaza Senior Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 200400811

Engcobo, Chris Hani East, Eastern Cape

317
Learners
32:1
Learners per educator
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Nogwaza Senior Primary School?

Nogwaza Senior Primary School is a public primary school in Engcobo, within the Chris Hani East education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 317 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1.

It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 Engcobo Local Municipality local municipality. Among 1266 Q1 Primary schools in Eastern Cape, it has more learners per educator than 78% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Beyele A/A, Ngcobo, 5050, and can be reached on 012 376 4119.

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 1 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Nogwaza Senior Primary 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 22% of similar schools

(Q1 Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

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Beyele A/A, Ngcobo, 5050

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Distance to Major Centres

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Mthatha95.7 km · 80 min

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Location

What other schools are near Nogwaza Senior Primary School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Exhibeni Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
299 learners 11 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools

Engcobo · 2.2km away
Beyele Primary Junior School
PrimaryPublicQ1
342 learners 10 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools

Beyele · 2.8km away
Ngubesizwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,122 learners 29 educators 39:1

Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools

Quamango Engcobo · 3.3km away
Qoba Primary Junior School
PrimaryPublicQ2
222 learners 10 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools

Elucwecwe · 4.2km away
Zamiwonga Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
108 learners 4 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Qumanco · 5.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in Eastern Cape with Quintile 1.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Nogwaza Senior Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Beyele Primary Junior School
PrimaryPublicQ1
342 learners 10 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools

Beyele
Tshatshatsha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
129 learners 6 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Engcobo
Zamiwonga Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
108 learners 4 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Qumanco

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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