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Phillip Mtywaku Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200200690

Bisho, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

588
Learners
33:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Phillip Mtywaku Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Bisho, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 588 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 58%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

81.6%
2025 Pass Rate
62/76
candidates passed
85%
2023
73%
2024
82%
2025
Higher pass rate than 39% 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.

Peelton Higher Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
78 learners 5 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 91%
Bisho · 1km away
Ncemera Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
170 learners 7 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Bisho · 1.7km away
Bhaliti Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
160 learners 4 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 7%
Peelton · 2.4km away
Bulelani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
201 learners 6 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
King William's Town · 3.7km away
Majali Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
167 learners 6 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Kei Road · 4.6km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Bisho with similar characteristics.

Bisho High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 124 learners 39 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
Bisho
Zameka Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
627 learners 14 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Bisho

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Contact

Esixekweni,Peelton Location,King Willams Town,5600

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town14.1 km
East London46.3 km
Port Alfred105.8 km
Makhanda106.6 km
Queenstown114.9 km
Mthatha180.2 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.