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Sophatisana Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200201050

Reeston, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

1 290
Learners
38:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Sophatisana Secondary School is a public secondary school in Reeston, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a large school with 1 290 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Large school

This school has 1 290 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 24%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

84.6%
2025 Pass Rate
115/136
candidates passed
78%
2023
90%
2024
85%
2025
Higher pass rate than 50% of Q3 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.

Nkangeleko Intermediate School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 273 learners 37 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Reeston North,scenary Park& Haven Hills South · 0.3km away
Advance Life Christian Academy
CombinedIndependent
438 learners 42 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 71%
Buffalo City · 1.2km away
Buffalo Metro Inner City Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
476 learners 17 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Eureka · 1.2km away
Chumani Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 100 learners 37 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 48%
East London · 1.7km away
Aqua Vista Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
409 learners 14 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 6%
Dawn · 2.4km away

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Contact

51126 Dice Street,Reeston,East London,5247

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London10.6 km
King William's Town40.2 km
Port Alfred110 km
Makhanda124.6 km
Queenstown148.1 km
Mthatha178.9 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.