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Samuel Nombewu Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200400976

Tsolo, JOE GQABI, Eastern Cape

393
Learners
30:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Samuel Nombewu Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Tsolo, within the JOE GQABI education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 393 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 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%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

95.3%
2025 Pass Rate
41/43
candidates passed
86%
2023
65%
2024
95%
2025
Higher pass rate than 82% of Q2 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.

Gqaqhala Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
104 learners 5 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Gqaqhala · 0.1km away
Msobomvu Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublic
96 learners 4 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Tsolo · 5.2km away
Dalibango Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
209 learners 8 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Tsolo · 5.5km away
Mbidlana Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
80 learners 4 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 62%
Mbidlana Administrative Area · 7.4km away
Ladumizulu Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
15 learners 2 educators 8:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Tsolo · 8.8km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Tsolo with similar characteristics.

Jamangile Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
771 learners 26 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 60%
Tsolo
Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
575 learners 18 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Tsolo
Cameron Ngudle Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
570 learners 12 educators 48:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Tsolo
Dilizintaba Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
714 learners 23 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Tsolo
Gcisa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
287 learners 14 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Tsolo

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Contact

Gqaqhala A/A,Ugie,Ugie,5470

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha50.6 km
Queenstown158.9 km
East London197.8 km
King William's Town200.9 km
Cradock280.1 km
Makhanda284.6 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.