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Philemon Ngcelwane High School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200200688

Buffalo City, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

1 082
Learners
39:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Philemon Ngcelwane High School is a public secondary school in Buffalo City, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a large school with 1 082 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 19%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

75.6%
2025 Pass Rate
124/164
candidates passed
76%
2023
79%
2024
76%
2025
Higher pass rate than 21% 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.

Dickson Dyani Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
323 learners 13 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Mdantsane · 0.6km away
J F Mati Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
244 learners 9 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 83%
Mdantsane · 0.6km away
Inkqubela Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
447 learners 15 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Mdantsane · 0.7km away
Thembeka Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
228 learners 8 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 52%
Nu 9 · 0.7km away
Fikile Benson Gaushe Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
398 learners 11 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 16%
Mdantsane · 1km away

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Contact

SITE NO 242,NU 9,MDANTSANE,5219

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London19.6 km
King William's Town32.1 km
Port Alfred108.3 km
Makhanda119.6 km
Queenstown139.5 km
Mthatha178.1 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.