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Dumsi Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200500151

Tabankulu, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

1,239
Learners
34:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Dumsi Senior Secondary School?

Dumsi Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Tabankulu, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,239 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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.

Large school

This school has 1,239 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Dumsi Senior 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 47%

(Q1 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 Dumsi Senior Secondary School?

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

Dumsi Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
350 learners 12 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 31%
Tabankulu · 0.4km away
Candulwandle Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
147 learners 6 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Tabankulu · 1km away
Ngubelanga Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
190 learners 8 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 56%
Tabankulu · 1.3km away
Mziwoxolo Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
148 learners 9 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Tabankulu · 1.7km away
Zamilizwe Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
150 learners 7 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 68%
Tabankulu · 3.1km away

Which schools are similar to Dumsi Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Tabankulu with a similar quintile (Q1).

Dumezweni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,215 learners 41 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Tabankulu
Sinakho High School
SecondaryPublicQ1
467 learners 11 educators 43:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Tabankulu
Nowalala High School
SecondaryPublicQ1
668 learners 8 educators 84:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Tabankulu
Ntsikayezwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,300 learners 34 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Tabankulu
Sukude Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,082 learners 24 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 7%
Tabankulu

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Dumsi A/A,Tabankulu,Tabankulu,5090

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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.