Ehlanzeni, Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga
At a glance
- Type
- Public secondary
- Fees
- No-fee school
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Shabalala Secondary School?
Shabalala Secondary School is a public secondary school in Ehlanzeni, within the Ehlanzeni education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,388 enrolled learners and 39 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 36:1.
The school falls within the Mbombela Local Municipality local municipality. Among 11 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
What we don't have yet
- Exact fee amount
- Admissions process, open days or deadlines
- Whether the school uses WhatsApp
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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Shabalala 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 30% of similar schools
(Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)
More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes
What You Should Know
No tuition fees
This school is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay school fees.
Large school
This school has 1,388 enrolled learners.
Location
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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 Shabalala Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Among the highest learner-educator ratios of 11 similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools
Frequently Asked Questions
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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. 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.
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