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Sonqishe Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200501143

Mount Frere, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

300
Learners
23:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Sonqishe Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mount Frere, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 300 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 1 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 89%

(Q1 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

81.2%
2025 Pass Rate
82/101
candidates passed
93%
2023
78%
2024
81%
2025
Higher pass rate than 40% of Q1 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.

St Marks Technical Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
531 learners 16 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 49%
Mount Frere · 1.5km away
St Marks Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
216 learners 9 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Mount Frere · 1.5km away
Lower Mnyamana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
119 learners 5 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 44%
Mount Frere · 2.8km away
Ncome Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
69 learners 3 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 60%
Mount Frere · 3.7km away
Cwebeni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
62 learners 3 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 71%
Mount Frere · 5km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Mount Frere with similar characteristics.

Colana Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
275 learners 12 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 89%
Mount Frere
Huku Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
650 learners 20 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Mount Frere
Loyiso Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
506 learners 18 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Mount Frere
Lutateni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
987 learners 22 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 7%
Mount Frere
Khulangophondo Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
189 learners 8 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Mount Frere

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Contact

Luyengweni A/A,Ncome A/A,Mount Frere,5090

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha103.4 km
Queenstown227.2 km
East London274.5 km
King William's Town279.5 km
Cradock343.8 km
Makhanda362.4 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.