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Tanga Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200300587

Butterworth, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

639
Learners
38:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Tanga Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Butterworth, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 639 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.

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 27%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

90.1%
2025 Pass Rate
100/111
candidates passed
90%
2023
100%
2024
90%
2025
Higher pass rate than 71% 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.

Bulube's Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
135 learners 6 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Butterworth · 0.1km away
Khayalethu Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
122 learners 5 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Butterworth · 2.2km away
Blue-Sky Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
205 learners 8 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 48%
Idutywa · 2.2km away
C M Bikitsha Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
8 learners 1 educators 8:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Butterworth · 2.6km away
James Nguza Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
101 learners 2 educators 51:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Butterworth · 3km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Butterworth with similar characteristics.

Cunningham Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
470 learners 15 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Butterworth
Jongilizwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
274 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth
Mgomanzi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
359 learners 8 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Butterworth
Msobomvu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
599 learners 15 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Butterworth
Nolita Comprehensive Technical High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
273 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth

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Contact

Tanga Location Tanga A/A,Location,Butterworth,4960

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London88.7 km
Mthatha92.9 km
King William's Town101.9 km
Queenstown129.4 km
Port Alfred191.9 km
Makhanda193.7 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.