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Upper Gwadu Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200300627

Willowvale, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

251
Learners
25:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Upper Gwadu Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Willowvale, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 251 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 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 73%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

95.2%
2025 Pass Rate
40/42
candidates passed
100%
2023
100%
2024
95%
2025
Higher pass rate than 80% of Q2 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.

Upper Gwadu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
152 learners 6 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 37%
Willowvale · 1.3km away
Msengeni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
129 learners 5 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
Willowvale · 1.7km away
Bikana Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
14 learners 2 educators 7:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Willowvale · 2.5km away
Xonyeni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
56 learners 5 educators 11:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Willowvale · 2.9km away
Lower Gwadu Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
148 learners 6 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 40%
Willowvale · 3.6km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Willowvale with similar characteristics.

Badi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
572 learners 14 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Willowvale
Fort Malan Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
583 learners 22 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 71%
Willowvale
L M Malgas Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
124 learners 7 educators 18:1
Lower L:E ratio than 92%
Willowvale
Xolilizwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1 073 learners 27 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Willowvale

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Contact

Upper Gwadu Location,Willowvale,Willowvale,5040

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha70.1 km
East London112.6 km
King William's Town138.4 km
Queenstown169.2 km
Port Alfred224.3 km
Makhanda231.3 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.