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Mdeni Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200300314

Idutywa, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

887
Learners
30:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mdeni Senior Secondary School?

Mdeni Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Idutywa, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 887 enrolled learners and 30 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 1 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 Mdeni 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 67%

(Q1 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 Mdeni Senior Secondary School?

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

Douglas Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
117 learners 5 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 58%
Idutywa · 1.1km away
Pumlani Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
158 learners 5 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 22%
Engcobo · 1.2km away
Lunda Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
66 learners 2 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 17%
Engcobo · 4.1km away
Keti Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
157 learners 5 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 23%
Idutywa · 4.6km away
Gcuwa Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ1
145 learners 7 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Engcobo · 4.8km away

Which schools are similar to Mdeni Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Idutywa with a similar quintile (Q1).

Bashee Comprehensive High School
SecondaryPublicQ1
595 learners 25 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Idutywa
Enoch Mamba Senior Secondary & Tech Institution
SecondaryPublicQ1
271 learners 11 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 84%
Idutywa
Jongilanga Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
653 learners 19 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Idutywa
Nqabane Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
21 learners 4 educators 5:1
Lower L:E ratio than 100%
Idutywa
Thubelihle Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
263 learners 10 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 80%
Idutywa

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ESKHOBENI ADMINISTRATIVE AREA, DUTYWA, DUTYWA,

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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.