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Thaba Chweu Boarding School

CombinedPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 800035697

Bohlabela, Bohlabela, Mpumalanga

1,139
Learners
27:1
Learners per educator
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Thaba Chweu Boarding School?

Thaba Chweu Boarding School is a public combined school in Bohlabela, within the Bohlabela education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,139 enrolled learners and 43 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 27:1.

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

The school falls within the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality local municipality.

What You Should Know

Combined school

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

NSC Matric Results

2023
63.6%
7/11 passed
2024
97.6%
40/41 passed
2025
100.0%
37/37 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
202363.6%
202497.6%
2025100.0%
50 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
Agricultural Sciences2024161381.3%
Business Studies2024272592.6%
Business Studies2025262596.2%
English First Additional Language20244242100.0%
English First Additional Language20253737100.0%
Geography2024161275.0%
Geography2025261973.1%
Life Sciences2024111090.9%
Life Sciences20251111100.0%
Mathematical Literacy2024272592.6%
Mathematical Literacy2025262492.3%
Mathematics202416743.8%
Mathematics20251111100.0%
Physical Sciences20241616100.0%
Physical Sciences20251111100.0%

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

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Thaba Chweu 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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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 Thaba Chweu 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
Steve Tshwete Boarding School
CombinedPublic
901 learners 30 educators 30:1
Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison
Nkangala

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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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