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Sophakama Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200300823

Nqamakwe, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

295
Learners
33:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Sophakama Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Nqamakwe, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 295 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 40%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

80.0%
2025 Pass Rate
24/30
candidates passed
80%
2023
95%
2024
80%
2025
Higher pass rate than 34% 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.

Hebe Hebe Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
121 learners 4 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 20%
Nqamakwe · 1km away
Ntlebi Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
39 learners 4 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 96%
Nqamakwe · 2.4km away
Dalukukhanya Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
63 learners 2 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 17%
Lower Ndakana Mavi A/a · 2.9km away
Gontshi Combined School
PrimaryPublicQ3
100 learners 3 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Hili-hili Location · 4.2km away
Mbasa Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
382 learners 10 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 6%
Nqamakwe · 4.5km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Nqamakwe with similar characteristics.

Ezizweni High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
644 learners 18 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Nqamakwe
Jongabantu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
482 learners 15 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Nqamakwe
Mtebele Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
388 learners 12 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 45%
Nqamakwe
Mtawelanga High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
328 learners 10 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 40%
Nqamakwe
Xilinxa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
406 learners 10 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 12%
Nqamakwe

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Contact

Hebehebe Aa,Nqamakwe,4990

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town82.8 km
East London86.8 km
Queenstown98.2 km
Mthatha114.8 km
Makhanda170.2 km
Port Alfred174.7 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.