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Thobelani Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200200843

Seymour, AMATHOLE WEST, Eastern Cape

324
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Thobelani Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Seymour, within the AMATHOLE WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 324 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 60%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

71.4%
2025 Pass Rate
30/42
candidates passed
74%
2023
71%
2024
71%
2025
Higher pass rate than 13% 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.

Jeanet Mahonga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
527 learners 15 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Seymour · 0.2km away
Seymour Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
80 learners 1 educators 80:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Seymour · 0.4km away
Hertzog Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
113 learners 6 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Hertzog · 5.7km away
Emhlangeni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
173 learners 6 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Seymour · 5.8km away
J M Ndindwa High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
406 learners 9 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Balfour · 8.1km away

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

Curzon Street,Seymour,5750

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town69.1 km
Queenstown73.1 km
Makhanda86.8 km
Cradock115.7 km
Port Alfred116.3 km
East London118.7 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.