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Newtown High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200100051

Newtown, AMATHOLE WEST, Eastern Cape

307
Learners
51:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Newtown High School?

Newtown High School is a public secondary school in Newtown, within the AMATHOLE WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 307 enrolled learners and 6 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 51:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. 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 is the learner-to-educator ratio at Newtown 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 1%

(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 Newtown High School?

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

Newton (Ucc) Full Service School
CombinedPublicQ3
768 learners 22 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 37%
Newtown · 0km away
St Joseph's Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
405 learners 12 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Newton · 0.2km away
King's Kidz School
PrimaryIndependent
358 learners 22 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Fort Beaufort · 1.2km away
Winterberg Agricultural High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
246 learners 18 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Winterberg · 1.4km away
Sakhululeka Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
767 learners 22 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 44%
Quenera North · 1.5km away

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Jasmin Street, 1,Newtown,Fort Beaufort,5720

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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.