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Tembisa Junior Secondary School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 200300592

Willowvale, Amathole East, Eastern Cape

138
Learners
28:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Tembisa Junior Secondary School?

Tembisa Junior Secondary School is a public combined school in Willowvale, within the Amathole East education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 138 enrolled learners and 5 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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.

Small school

This school has 138 enrolled learners.

Combined school

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

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Tembisa Junior Secondary 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 70% of similar schools

(Q3 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

Bonxa Aa,Willowvale,5040
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha77.4 km
East London103 km
King William's Town127.8 km
Queenstown161.2 km
Port Alfred214.1 km
Makhanda220.7 km

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What other schools are near Tembisa Junior Secondary School?

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

Lingelihle Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
29 learners 2 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools

Willowvale · 2km away
Upper Ciko Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
26 learners 2 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools

Willowvale · 2.3km away
Bongolethu Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
58 learners 4 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools

Willowvale · 2.4km away
Mqotwane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
20 learners 2 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 97% of similar schools

Willowvale · 2.4km away
Willowvale Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
265 learners 10 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 59% of similar schools

Willowvale · 2.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other combined schools in Eastern Cape with Quintile 3.

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Tembisa Junior Secondary School.

Kasa Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
394 learners 16 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 82% of similar schools

Elliotdale
Fameni Junior Secondary & Technical School
CombinedPublicQ3
187 learners 8 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools

Elliotdale
Miller Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
116 learners 7 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools

Elliotdale

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.