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Northam Comprehensive

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 910133033

Northam, WATERBERG, Limpopo

1,138
Learners
41:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Northam Comprehensive is a public secondary school in Northam, within the WATERBERG education district of the Limpopo. It is a large school with 1,138 enrolled learners.

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.

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 6%

(Q1 Secondary schools in Limpopo)

NSC Matric Results NSC

85.0%
2025 Pass Rate
136/160
candidates passed
Higher pass rate than 40% of Q1 schools in Limpopo

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.

Laerskool Northam
PrimaryPublicQ5
584 learners 21 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 32%
Northam · 1km away
Roosevelt Academy
SecondaryIndependent
215 learners 14 educators 15:1
Lower L:E ratio than 42%
Northam · 1.1km away
Roosevelt Academy
PrimaryIndependent
354 learners 15 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
Northam · 1.5km away
Krause
PrimaryPublicQ1
1,193 learners 31 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Northam · 4.3km away
Laerskool Platina
PrimaryPublicQ5
981 learners 42 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Zwartklip · 11.9km away

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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.