What type of school is Bhongolethu Secondary School?

Bhongolethu Secondary School is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Bhongolethu Secondary School is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Bhongolethu Secondary School has 620 enrolled learners and 16 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 39:1.

What does Quintile 2 mean?

Quintile 2 schools serve communities with significant financial need and receive high per-learner funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Bhongolethu Secondary School located?

Bhongolethu Secondary School is in Kwelerha, BUFFALO CITY district, Eastern Cape. Address: East London,Kwelegha,East London,5200.

Bhongolethu Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200201048

Kwelerha, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

620

Learners

39:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Bhongolethu Secondary School?

Bhongolethu Secondary School is a public secondary school in Kwelerha, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 620 enrolled learners and 16 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 39:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Bhongolethu Secondary School?

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 18%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

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What other schools are near Bhongolethu Secondary School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Kwelegha Public Combined School

PrimaryPublicQ2

409 learners 14 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 23%

Woodbrook · 0.8km away

Lilyfontein Primary School

CombinedPublicQ5

680 learners 52 educators 13:1

Lower L:E ratio than 100%

Brakfontein · 2.3km away

Kings Mission Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

406 learners 11 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 6%

Kwelerha · 4km away

Jongilanga High School

SecondaryPublicQ2

517 learners 14 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Kwelerha · 4.1km away

Zozo Combined School

PrimaryPublicQ2

96 learners 3 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Kwelerha · 6.1km away

Which schools are similar to Bhongolethu Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Kwelerha with a similar quintile (Q2).

Jongilanga High School

SecondaryPublicQ2

517 learners 14 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Kwelerha

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East London,Kwelegha,East London,5200

0792032098

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. 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.