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James Jolobe Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200100347

Motherwell, NELSON MANDELA, Eastern Cape

972
Learners
42:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is James Jolobe Secondary School?

James Jolobe Secondary School is a public secondary school in Motherwell, within the NELSON MANDELA education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 972 enrolled learners and 23 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 42:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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 urban.

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 3 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 James Jolobe 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 8%

(Q3 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 James Jolobe Secondary School?

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

Elundini Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ3
692 learners 24 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Motherwell · 0.3km away
Canzibe Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
468 learners 12 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Motherwell · 0.5km away
Dumani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,539 learners 39 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 8%
Motherwell · 0.7km away
Enqileni Intermediate School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,016 learners 26 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Motherwell · 0.8km away
Riverside Christian Academy
PrimaryIndependent
212 learners 11 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 37%
Nu2 · 0.9km away

Which schools are similar to James Jolobe Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Motherwell with a similar quintile (Q3).

Douglas Mbopa Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,601 learners 44 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Motherwell
Masiphathisane Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,569 learners 46 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Motherwell
Mfesane Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,429 learners 43 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 56%
Motherwell
Motherwell High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,557 learners 46 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Motherwell
Ncedo Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,195 learners 30 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Motherwell

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237 NYARA STREET,NU 4A ,MOTHERWELL,6211

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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.