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Mehlomakulu Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200600476

Sterkspruit, JOE GQABI, Eastern Cape

688
Learners
31:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mehlomakulu Senior Secondary School?

Mehlomakulu Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Sterkspruit, within the JOE GQABI education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 688 enrolled learners and 22 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 Mehlomakulu 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 52%

(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 Mehlomakulu Senior Secondary School?

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

St Mary's Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
584 learners 14 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Herschel · 1.5km away
Mbonisweni Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
136 learners 7 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Hershel · 2km away
Wittebergen College Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
142 learners 6 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 45%
Herschel · 2.7km away
Wittebergen Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
393 learners 12 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 22%
Hershel · 3.9km away
Dibinkonzo Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
67 learners 4 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 90%
Herschel · 4km away

Which schools are similar to Mehlomakulu Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Sterkspruit with a similar quintile (Q2).

Luvumelwano Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
578 learners 14 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Sterkspruit
Nyatela Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
480 learners 13 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Sterkspruit

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THANDABANTU STORE, HERSCHEL VILLAGE, HERSCHEL, 9756

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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.