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Z K Matthews Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200200913

Tyutyu North, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

169
Learners
21:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Z K Matthews Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Tyutyu North, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small school with 169 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.

Small school

This school has 169 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 94%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

50.0%
2025 Pass Rate
20/40
candidates passed
67%
2023
63%
2024
50%
2025
Higher pass rate than 1% 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.

Balasi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
233 learners 9 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 61%
King William's Town · 1.7km away
Sinako Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
925 learners 27 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Bisho Park · 2.4km away
Thembalethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
307 learners 10 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
King William's Town · 2.4km away
Bisho Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1 174 learners 35 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Bisho Central · 2.5km away
Bisho High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 124 learners 39 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
Bisho · 2.8km away

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Contact

Balasi Loc ,Bisho,Bisho,5605

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town6.2 km
East London49.8 km
Port Alfred98.1 km
Makhanda98.3 km
Queenstown115.9 km
Cradock184.3 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.