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Steve Tshwete Boarding School

CombinedPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 800035677

Nkangala, Nkangala, Mpumalanga

901
Learners
30:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Steve Tshwete Boarding School?

Steve Tshwete Boarding School is a public combined school in Nkangala, within the Nkangala education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 901 enrolled learners and 30 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1.

Matric candidates write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) administered by the Department of Basic Education.

The school falls within the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality local municipality.

The school is at Plot 27 Elandslaagte, Middelburg, 1055.

What You Should Know

Combined school

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

NSC Matric Results

2023
92.6%
25/27 passed
2024
87.8%
36/41 passed
2025
87.5%
35/40 passed

Each year reflects a different cohort. Year-on-year change does not necessarily indicate improvement or decline.

Pass rate by year (NSC)
YearPass rate
202392.6%
202487.8%
202587.5%
33 out of every 100 schools with no quintile on record in Mpumalanga scored lower than this school.

Based on 7 schools — too few for a distribution chart, and a small group makes each position a large step.

Pass rate by subject and year
SubjectYearWroteAchieved 30%+Pass rate
Accounting20236350.0%
Accounting2024201995.0%
Accounting2025161168.8%
Agricultural Sciences20232121100.0%
Agricultural Sciences2024212095.2%
Agricultural Sciences20252424100.0%
Economics202366100.0%
Economics20242020100.0%
Economics20251616100.0%
English First Additional Language20232727100.0%
English First Additional Language20244141100.0%
English First Additional Language20254040100.0%
Life Sciences20232121100.0%
Life Sciences2024211990.5%
Life Sciences20252424100.0%
Mathematical Literacy20231111100.0%
Mathematical Literacy20241919100.0%
Mathematical Literacy20251212100.0%
Mathematics2023171058.8%
Mathematics2024221672.7%
Mathematics2025281967.9%
Physical Sciences2023211152.4%
Physical Sciences2024211571.4%
Physical Sciences2025241979.2%

Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025; subject results: DBE NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Methodology

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Steve Tshwete Boarding School?

Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison (Combined schools in Mpumalanga — only 4 schools in this peer group)

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Plot 27 Elandslaagte, Middelburg, 1055

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Schools serving similar communities

Other public combined schools in Mpumalanga with no quintile on record.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Steve Tshwete Boarding School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Nyabela Primary School
CombinedPublic
433 learners 13 educators 33:1
Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison
Nkangala
Emakhazeni Combined Boarding School
CombinedPublic
749 learners 32 educators 23:1
Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison
Nkangala
Thaba Chweu Boarding School
CombinedPublic
1,139 learners 43 educators 27:1
Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison
Bohlabela

Frequently Asked Questions

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). 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

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