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Ngqwala Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200400764

Alice, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

528
Learners
48:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Ngqwala Senior Secondary School?

Ngqwala Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Alice, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 528 enrolled learners and 11 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 48:1. 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 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 3 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 Ngqwala 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 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 Ngqwala Senior Secondary School?

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

Qolombane Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
196 learners 6 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 33%
Tsolo · 1.1km away
Lucingweni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
179 learners 8 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Umtata · 1.3km away
Matyeba Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
143 learners 6 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 44%
Tsolo · 2.3km away
Nqadu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
154 learners 6 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 62%
Tsolo · 2.8km away
Dubulingqanga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
62 learners 3 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 80%
Tsolo · 5.2km away

Which schools are similar to Ngqwala Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Alice with a similar quintile (Q3).

Amabhele High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
118 learners 9 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 99%
Alice
Enkwenkwezini Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
608 learners 15 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 12%
Alice
Gcato Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
211 learners 8 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 85%
Alice
Gobizembe High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
282 learners 8 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Alice
Imingcangathelo High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
687 learners 19 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 37%
Alice

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Ngqwala Location ,Matyeba A/A,Mthatha,5099

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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.