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Umthawelanga Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200401361

Sonwabile, JOE GQABI, Eastern Cape

1 353
Learners
38:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Umthawelanga Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Sonwabile, within the JOE GQABI education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a large school with 1 353 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.

Large school

This school has 1 353 enrolled learners.

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 27%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

95.2%
2025 Pass Rate
159/167
candidates passed
95%
2023
91%
2024
95%
2025
Higher pass rate than 88% 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.

Kk Ngqase Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
459 learners 10 educators 46:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Sonwabile Township · 0.4km away
Maclear Public School
PrimaryPublicQ3
625 learners 17 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 14%
Maclear · 0.7km away
Maclear High School
CombinedPublicQ4
422 learners 22 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 57%
Maclear · 2.3km away
Chebenca Junior Secondary Farm School
PrimaryPublicQ2
250 learners 10 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
Maclear · 4km away
Zwelidumile Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
89 learners 4 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 64%
Tsolo · 7km away

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Contact

Umthawelanga Ss,Sonwabile ,Maclear,5480

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha69.6 km
Queenstown168.2 km
East London219.9 km
King William's Town220.6 km
Cradock287.2 km
Makhanda301.8 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.