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Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200200473

King William's Town, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

149
Learners
19:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School?

Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in King William's Town, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 149 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 19:1. 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.

Small school

This school has 149 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Mgcawezulu 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 96%

(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 Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School?

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

Tshatshu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
358 learners 11 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
King William's Town · 0.1km away
Ngqika Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
505 learners 16 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
King William's Town · 1.6km away
Nonceba Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
472 learners 15 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Zwelitsha · 1.6km away
Qaqamba Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
581 learners 16 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 16%
Zwelitsha · 1.6km away
Noxolo Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
105 learners 7 educators 15:1
Lower L:E ratio than 92%
Zone 9 · 1.8km away

Which schools are similar to Mgcawezulu Senior Secondary School?

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

Matsa High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
444 learners 11 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 13%
King William's Town
B Kat Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
240 learners 8 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 73%
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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Tshatshu 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.