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St Monicas Diocesan

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200501569

Matatiele Rural, Alfred Nzo West, Eastern Cape

445
Learners
14:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Monicas Diocesan?

St Monicas Diocesan is an independent combined school in Matatiele Rural, within the Alfred Nzo West education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 445 enrolled learners and 32 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 14:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Monicas Diocesan?

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 48% of similar schools

(Independent Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

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.

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Contact

44 Station Road, Matatiele, 4730
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha156.4 km
Queenstown243.2 km
King William's Town315.2 km
East London317.3 km
Cradock350.1 km
Makhanda391.2 km

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What other schools are near St Monicas Diocesan?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Nkau Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
201 learners 8 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Matatiele · 5.2km away
Marialinden Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
369 learners 9 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Matatiele · 6.2km away
Lerato Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
246 learners 12 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 72% of similar schools

Matatiele · 6.4km away
Mpharane Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
430 learners 11 educators 39:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Matatiele · 6.6km away
Tlhakanelo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
250 learners 11 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

Matatiele · 6.7km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other combined schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to St Monicas Diocesan.

Focused Combined School
CombinedIndependent
465 learners 20 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 17% of similar schools

Alfred Nzo West
Bergview College
CombinedIndependent
677 learners 33 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools

Matat
Sunshine Primary School
CombinedIndependent
207 learners 15 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools

Matatiele

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — 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.