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Rex Mdebuka Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200600708

Lady Grey, JOE GQABI, Eastern Cape

623
Learners
37:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Rex Mdebuka Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Lady Grey, within the JOE GQABI education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 623 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 34%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

84.3%
2025 Pass Rate
59/70
candidates passed
69%
2023
83%
2024
84%
2025
Higher pass rate than 50% 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.

Dr Pallo Jordan Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 016 learners 30 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 26%
Kwezi Naledi Village · 0.3km away
Lady Grey Arts Academy
CombinedPublicQ4
437 learners 36 educators 12:1
Lower L:E ratio than 95%
Lady Grey · 0.8km away
Transwilger Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
190 learners 8 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
Trans Wilger · 1.8km away
Entsimekweni Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
158 learners 6 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
Herschel · 11km away
St Mary's Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
584 learners 14 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Herschel · 11.3km away

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Contact

1375 Khwezi Naledi,Lady Grey,Lady Grey,9755

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Queenstown135.1 km
Mthatha179.1 km
Cradock221.1 km
King William's Town241.4 km
East London264.3 km
Makhanda294.7 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.