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Zwelandile Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200300702

Butterworth, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

321
Learners
21:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Zwelandile Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Butterworth, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 321 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 93%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

71.4%
2025 Pass Rate
50/70
candidates passed
85%
2023
93%
2024
71%
2025
Higher pass rate than 13% 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.

J F Mtshiki Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
22 learners 3 educators 7:1
Lower L:E ratio than 99%
Butterworth · 1.1km away
Izagwityi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
162 learners 9 educators 18:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Butterworth · 2km away
Sopakama Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
120 learners 5 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 68%
Butterworth · 2.9km away
Kanyisa Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
70 learners 3 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 71%
Butterworth · 3.1km away
Benai Silinga Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
33 learners 3 educators 11:1
Lower L:E ratio than 96%
Butterworth · 3.2km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Butterworth with similar characteristics.

Cunningham Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
470 learners 15 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Butterworth
Jongilizwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
274 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth
Mgomanzi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
359 learners 8 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Butterworth
Msobomvu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
599 learners 15 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Butterworth
Nolita Comprehensive Technical High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
273 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Butterworth

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

BUTTERWORTH,4960

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London82.9 km
King William's Town93.7 km
Mthatha100.8 km
Queenstown123.5 km
Port Alfred184.1 km
Makhanda185.3 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.