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Nowalala High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200500943

Tabankulu, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

668
Learners
84:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

Data Quality Note

This school's learner-to-educator ratio is unusually high, which may reflect incomplete EMIS staffing data rather than actual staffing levels. Some statistics on this page may not be representative.

What kind of school is Nowalala High School?

Nowalala High School is a public secondary school in Tabankulu, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 668 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 84:1. 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 Nowalala 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 0%

(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 Nowalala High School?

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

Mhleleni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
367 learners 9 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 5%
Tabankulu · 2.5km away
Rwantsana Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
458 learners 10 educators 46:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Tabankulu · 2.8km away
Blorweni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
141 learners 6 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 57%
Tabankulu · 4km away
Dabulamanzi Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
130 learners 4 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Tabankulu · 4.2km away
Msukeni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
137 learners 5 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 56%
Tabankulu · 5.4km away

Which schools are similar to Nowalala High School?

Secondary schools in Tabankulu with a similar quintile (Q1).

Dumezweni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,215 learners 41 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Tabankulu
Dumsi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,239 learners 37 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 47%
Tabankulu
Sinakho High School
SecondaryPublicQ1
467 learners 11 educators 43:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Tabankulu
Ntsikayezwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,300 learners 34 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Tabankulu
Sukude Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,082 learners 24 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 7%
Tabankulu

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Nowalala A/A,Tabankulu,5090

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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.