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Nowawe High School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200200639

Berlin, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

305
Learners
31:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Nowawe High School is a public rural secondary school in Berlin, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 305 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 71%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

95.2%
2025 Pass Rate
40/42
candidates passed
77%
2023
92%
2024
95%
2025
Higher pass rate than 88% 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.

Nobuto Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
131 learners 4 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 32%
Berliin · 2km away
Tshabo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
186 learners 8 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 71%
Berlin · 2km away
Dongwe Combined Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
113 learners 6 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Berlin · 2.2km away
Ndevana Higher Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
105 learners 5 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 79%
King William's Town · 4km away
Zanempucuko Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
950 learners 28 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Ilitha · 4km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Berlin with similar characteristics.

Thembalesizwe Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
116 learners 7 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 97%
Berlin

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

Block 2,Tshabo Location,Berlin,5660

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town15.5 km
East London35 km
Port Alfred96.5 km
Makhanda103.9 km
Queenstown130.6 km
Mthatha188.3 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.