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Zangqele Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200401173

Mthatha, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

530
Learners
38:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Zangqele Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Mthatha, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 530 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 24%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

75.8%
2025 Pass Rate
50/66
candidates passed
75%
2023
67%
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.

Fairfield Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
948 learners 33 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Umtata · 2.2km away
Eagerton Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
358 learners 12 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Umtata · 2.3km away
Ngwayibanjwa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
780 learners 34 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 91%
Fairfield Location · 2.3km away
Holy Word Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
399 learners 17 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 20%
Mthatha · 2.4km away
Efata Special School
Special NeedsPublic
303 learners 55 educators 6:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Dicoliny Area · 3.2km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Mthatha with similar characteristics.

Bathande High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
367 learners 8 educators 46:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Mthatha

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Contact

Kaplan A/A,Mthatha,5099

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha9.3 km
Queenstown175 km
East London175.8 km
King William's Town189.3 km
Makhanda278.9 km
Port Alfred280.4 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.