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Mzamo Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200601146

Lady Frere, CHRIS HANI WEST, Eastern Cape

276
Learners
35:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mzamo Senior Secondary School?

Mzamo Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Lady Frere, within the CHRIS HANI WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 276 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1. 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 Mzamo 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 42%

(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 Mzamo Senior Secondary School?

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

Ndimangeni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
132 learners 6 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Queenstown · 0.4km away
Zamicebo Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
206 learners 8 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Queenstown · 3km away
Tsembeyi Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
160 learners 5 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 20%
Queenstown · 3.1km away
Qugqwaru Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
141 learners 6 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 57%
Lady Frere · 3.6km away
Boqo Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
172 learners 4 educators 43:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Lady Frere · 3.8km away

Which schools are similar to Mzamo Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Lady Frere with a similar quintile (Q1).

Gcinubuzwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
477 learners 15 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Lady Frere
Kwamhlontlo Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
438 learners 13 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Lady Frere
Mtirara Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
459 learners 13 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 36%
Lady Frere
Nonkululeko Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
104 learners 8 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 99%
Lady Frere
Nzimankulu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
743 learners 20 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 27%
Lady Frere

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Tsembeyi A/A,Lady-Frere,Tsembeyi,5410

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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.