St Thomas Residential School
Combined · Independent · EMIS 500492877
Harry Gwala, Harry Gwala, KwaZulu-Natal
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- Independent, sets own fees
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is St Thomas Residential School?
St Thomas Residential School is an independent combined school in Harry Gwala, within the Harry Gwala education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 449 enrolled learners and 18 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 25:1.
The school falls within the Greater Kokstad local municipality. Among 103 Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 95% of similar schools.
The school is at 83 St Johns Street Kokstad 4700, and can be reached on 039 727 2138.
School fees at St Thomas Residential School
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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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaLearner numbers reported to the Department, by year
These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.
The Department’s lists record this school for 2013 to 2016 as a primary school. For 2007 to 2013 the list gives one school type, as it stood in 2013. A school listed as a different type usually offered a different range of grades, so those numbers and later ones may not be counting the same thing.
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| Year | Learners |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Data not available |
| 2008 | Data not available |
| 2009 | Data not available |
| 2010 | Data not available |
| 2011 | Data not available |
| 2012 | Data not available |
| 2013 | 257 |
| 2016 | 407 |
| 2018 | Data not available |
| 2019 | 583 |
| 2020 | 568 |
| 2021 | 453 |
| 2022 | 363 |
| 2023 | 351 |
| 2025 | 449 |
These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Thomas Residential School?
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 5% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near St Thomas Residential School?
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Primary · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools
Primary · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 19% of similar schools
Primary · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools
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Other independent combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal.
Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 7% of similar schools
Combined · Independent
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology
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