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Walmer Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200100878

Walmer, NELSON MANDELA, Eastern Cape

2 290
Learners
41:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Walmer Secondary School is a public secondary school in Walmer, within the NELSON MANDELA education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a very large school with 2 290 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 2 290 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 12%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

96.6%
2025 Pass Rate
281/291
candidates passed
95%
2023
96%
2024
97%
2025
Higher pass rate than 93% 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.

John Masiza Intermediate School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 514 learners 36 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Walmer Township · 0.6km away
Walmer Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 399 learners 38 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 14%
Walmer · 0.6km away
Stedin College
SecondaryIndependent
222 learners 13 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Nelson Mandela · 1km away
Stedin Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
155 learners 11 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 61%
Nelson Mandela · 1km away
Gateways Pre-Primary School
PrimaryPublic
82 learners 4 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 60%
Walmer · 1.1km away

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

C0Rner Heugh Road & 9Th Avenue,Walmer,Port Elizabeth,6070

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Gqeberha CBD3 km
Kariega30.9 km
Makhanda115.7 km
Port Alfred127.9 km
Cradock201.3 km
King William's Town207.8 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.