Ricardo Mthembu Secondary School
Ilembe, Ilembe, KwaZulu-Natal
What kind of school is Ricardo Mthembu Secondary School?
Ricardo Mthembu Secondary School is a public secondary school in Ilembe, within the Ilembe education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 784 enrolled learners and 16 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 49:1.
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ricardo Mthembu Secondary School?
Matric Results
Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.
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Distance to Major Centres
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What other schools are near Ricardo Mthembu 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 91% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal (independent).
Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Ricardo Mthembu Secondary School.
Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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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