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Shawbury Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200400989

Qumbu, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

1 294
Learners
40:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Shawbury Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Qumbu, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a large school with 1 294 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.

Large school

This school has 1 294 enrolled learners.

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 13%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

86.6%
2025 Pass Rate
214/247
candidates passed
80%
2023
93%
2024
87%
2025
Higher pass rate than 52% 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.

Shawbury Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
258 learners 9 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Qumbu · 0.2km away
Notsweleba Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ2
250 learners 11 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 50%
Qumbu · 2.1km away
Laleni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
4 educators

Data not available

Qumbu · 4.9km away
Ngqubusini Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
153 learners 7 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Qumbu · 4.9km away
Tabase Primary Junior School
PrimaryPublicQ1
300 learners 10 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Libode · 4.9km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Qumbu with similar characteristics.

Joubert Ludidi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
278 learners 14 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Qumbu
Mtengwane Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
429 learners 15 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Qumbu
St Bartholomew's Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
350 learners 12 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 63%
Qumbu
Sulenkama Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
679 learners 18 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Qumbu
Tandanani Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
596 learners 18 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 39%
Qumbu

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Contact

Bhencuthi A/A,Shawbury,Qumbu,5187

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha43 km
Queenstown210.7 km
East London221.5 km
King William's Town235.3 km
Makhanda324.2 km
Port Alfred326.5 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.