Skip to main content

Thornhill Combined School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 200100784

Thornhill, SARAH BAARTMAN, Eastern Cape

566
Learners
38:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Thornhill Combined School is a public rural combined school in Thornhill, within the SARAH BAARTMAN education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 566 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.

Combined school

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

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 23%

(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.

Learn about different exam bodies in South Africa

Nearby Schools

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

Woodridge College
CombinedIndependent
800 learners 57 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Witteklip · 6.2km away
Van Stadens Reserve School
PrimaryPublicQ3
228 learners 5 educators 46:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Witteklip · 7.1km away
Yellowwoods Farm School
PrimaryPublicQ2
220 learners 9 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 41%
Witteklip · 10.6km away
Phumlile Public School
PrimaryPublicQ3
114 learners 7 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 90%
Loerie · 10.9km away
Loerieheuwel Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
399 learners 14 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Loerie · 11.5km away

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

110 Aweries Street,Thornhill,6375

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Kariega28.5 km
Gqeberha CBD43 km
Makhanda144.7 km
Port Alfred164.9 km
Graaff-Reinet192 km
Cradock196.7 km

Commute Planner

How long from drop-off to work?

Opens Google Maps with traffic data. Your address is saved locally for other school profiles.

Location

Interested in Thornhill Combined School?

Contact the school directly or explore the campus virtually.

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.