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Zwelitsha Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200501381

Mount Ayliff, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

751
Learners
33:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Zwelitsha Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Mount Ayliff, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 751 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 1 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 53%

(Q1 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

79.5%
2025 Pass Rate
175/220
candidates passed
74%
2023
86%
2024
80%
2025
Higher pass rate than 33% of Q1 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.

Gxwaleni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
331 learners 8 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 4%
Mount Ayliff · 0.7km away
Mkambati Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
95 learners 5 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
Lusikisiki · 2.7km away
Zola Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
162 learners 7 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Mount Ayliff · 2.7km away
Ntshentshe Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
159 learners 8 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 75%
Mount Ayliff · 3.7km away
Maliwa Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
160 learners 4 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 5%
Mount Ayliff · 3.8km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Mount Ayliff with similar characteristics.

Mlungiseleli Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
696 learners 19 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Mount Ayliff
Mount Ayliff Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
954 learners 43 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 90%
Mount Ayliff
Ntsizwa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
686 learners 19 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 31%
Mount Ayliff

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Contact

Gxwaleni A/A,Kokstad,4700

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha118.6 km
Queenstown283.9 km
East London296 km
King William's Town312.7 km
Makhanda402 km
Port Alfred403.4 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.