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Makaula Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200500534

Mount Frere, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

1,029
Learners
20:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Makaula Senior Secondary School?

Makaula Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mount Frere, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,029 enrolled learners and 51 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 20:1. 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. 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 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 Makaula 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 88%

(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 Makaula Senior Secondary School?

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

Mbonda Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
126 learners 8 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 81%
Mount Frere · 0.4km away
Elukhanyisweni Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
174 learners 7 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 39%
Mount Frere · 1.5km away
Malongwe Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
72 learners 4 educators 18:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Mount Frere · 3.3km away
Mnama Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
74 learners 1 educators 74:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Mount Frere · 3.8km away
Gubuzi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
42 learners 2 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 70%
Alfred Nzo West · 4.4km away

Which schools are similar to Makaula Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Mount Frere with a similar quintile (Q2).

Buffalo Nek Junior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
411 learners 12 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Mount Frere
Dangwana Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
884 learners 32 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
Mount Frere
Kwashushu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
490 learners 13 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Mount Frere
Mbodleni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,527 learners 38 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 14%
Mount Frere
Ngwekazi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
457 learners 14 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Mount Frere

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LUGANGENI A/A, MOUNT FRERE, 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.