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Tsomo Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200300612

Tsomo, CHRIS HANI EAST, Eastern Cape

833
Learners
27:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Tsomo Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Tsomo, within the CHRIS HANI EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 833 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 84%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

75.8%
2025 Pass Rate
113/149
candidates passed
94%
2023
87%
2024
76%
2025
Higher pass rate than 21% 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.

Tsomo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
135 learners 7 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 84%
Tsomo · 0.1km away
Zakhele Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
249 learners 11 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Tsomo · 2.8km away
Step Ahead Primary School
CombinedIndependent
676 learners 28 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 14%
Tsomo · 3km away
Rainbow Preparatory Academy
CombinedIndependent
583 learners 16 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Tsomo · 3.1km away
Jongimishini Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
116 learners 6 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 84%
Tsomo · 3.3km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Tsomo with similar characteristics.

Gobinamba Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
772 learners 21 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 31%
Tsomo

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

Tsomo Mission,Mission Location,Tsomo,5400

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Queenstown87.5 km
King William's Town101.3 km
Mthatha106.2 km
East London109.8 km
Makhanda183.9 km
Port Alfred192.6 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.