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Queenstown Girls High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200600694

Balmoral, CHRIS HANI WEST, Eastern Cape

544
Learners
15:1
L:E Ratio
Q5
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Queenstown Girls High School?

Queenstown Girls High School is a public secondary school in Balmoral, within the CHRIS HANI WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 544 enrolled learners and 36 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 15:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption. 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

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Queenstown Girls 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 78%

(Q5 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 Queenstown Girls High School?

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

Queen's College Boys High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
605 learners 40 educators 15:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
Queenstown · 0.3km away
Balmoral Girls Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
647 learners 32 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 49%
Queenstown Barmoral · 0.4km away
Queen's College Boys Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
615 learners 36 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 85%
Balmoral · 0.4km away
Royal Academy
SecondaryIndependent
124 learners 11 educators 11:1
Lower L:E ratio than 48%
Chris Hani West · 0.8km away
Hoërskool Hangklip
SecondaryPublicQ5
420 learners 25 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Toptown · 0.8km away

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Contact

18 Frost Street,Top Town,Queenstown,5319

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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.