What kind of school is Portia Shabangu Secondary School?
Portia Shabangu Secondary School is a public secondary school in Tekwane South, within the Ehlanzeni education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,420 enrolled learners and 34 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 42:1.
Matric candidates write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) administered by the Department of Basic Education.
The school falls within the Mbombela Local Municipality local municipality. Among 11 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga, it has more learners per educator than 80% of similar schools.
The school is at Erf 507 Thekwane South, Tekwane South, Kanyamazane, 1214, and can be reached on 072 565 2980.
What You Should Know
Large school
This school has 1,420 enrolled learners.
NSC Matric Results
Each year reflects a different cohort. Year-on-year change does not necessarily indicate improvement or decline.
Based on 7 schools — too few for a distribution chart, and a small group makes each position a large step.
Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025; subject results: DBE NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Methodology
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Portia Shabangu Secondary 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 20% of similar schools
(Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)
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What other schools are near Portia Shabangu Secondary School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 43% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public secondary schools in Mpumalanga with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Portia Shabangu Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools
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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
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