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Mary Waters Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200100493

Hlalani Villa, SARAH BAARTMAN, Eastern Cape

854
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mary Waters Secondary School?

Mary Waters Secondary School is a public secondary school in Hlalani Villa, within the SARAH BAARTMAN education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 854 enrolled learners and 27 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. 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 Mary Waters 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 63%

(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 Mary Waters Secondary School?

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

Grahamstown Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
275 learners 11 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 64%
Eluxolweni · 0.3km away
Tantyi Public School
PrimaryPublicQ3
185 learners 7 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Tantji · 0.8km away
St Mary's Rc Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
742 learners 24 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 42%
Hlalani Villa · 0.9km away
George Dickerson Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
757 learners 20 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Eluxolweni · 1km away
Kuyasa Special School
Special NeedsPublic
158 learners 13 educators 12:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Grahamstown · 1.2km away

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Lavender Valley,Grahamstown,Grahamstown,6139

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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.