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Matsa High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200200441

King William's Town, AMATHOLE WEST, Eastern Cape

444
Learners
40:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Matsa High School?

Matsa High School is a public secondary school in King William's Town, within the AMATHOLE WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 444 enrolled learners and 11 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 40:1. 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 Matsa High 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 13%

(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 Matsa High School?

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

Nxawe Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
329 learners 12 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
King William's Town · 0.7km away
Ndukumbana Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
86 learners 4 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
King William's Town · 0.8km away
Matthew Goniwe Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
352 learners 12 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 49%
Thembeni Location · 1.5km away
L F May Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
141 learners 7 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 62%
King Wm's Town · 2.1km away
Sizingisile Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
203 learners 8 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 72%
King Wm's Town · 2.1km away

Which schools are similar to Matsa High School?

Secondary schools in King William's Town with a similar quintile (Q3).

B Kat Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
240 learners 8 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 73%
King William's Town
Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
149 learners 8 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 96%
King William's Town
Mzontsundu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
772 learners 18 educators 43:1
Lower L:E ratio than 6%
King Williams Town
Dumalisile Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
151 learners 8 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 95%
King William's Town
Iqonce Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
279 learners 9 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
King William's Town

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Ethembeni Location ,Ethembeni Location ,King Williams Town,5600

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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.