What type of school is Mathew Phosa?

Mathew Phosa 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. Mathew Phosa is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Mathew Phosa has 1,158 enrolled learners and 37 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 31:1.

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 Mathew Phosa located?

Mathew Phosa is in Bochum, CAPRICORN NORTH district, Limpopo. Address: STAND NO.1151, EXT 5, BOCHUM.

Mathew Phosa

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 992201304

Bochum, CAPRICORN NORTH, Limpopo

1,158

Learners

31:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mathew Phosa?

Mathew Phosa is a public secondary school in Bochum, within the CAPRICORN NORTH education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,158 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. 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 Mathew Phosa?

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 59%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Limpopo)

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 Mathew Phosa?

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

Ratanang

Special NeedsPublic

301 learners 21 educators 14:1

Lower L:E ratio than 35%

To Be Updated · 1.3km away

Bothanang

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,041 learners 29 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 42%

Bochum · 1.3km away

Kgolouthwana

SecondaryPublicQ2

1,042 learners 31 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 37%

Polokwane · 1.9km away

Phala

SecondaryPublicQ2

603 learners 20 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Polokwane · 2.2km away

Nanedi

PrimaryPublicQ2

277 learners 8 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 56%

Bochum · 2.3km away

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STAND NO.1151, EXT 5, BOCHUM

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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.