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Raymond Mhlaba Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200600705

Zola Township, CHRIS HANI WEST, Eastern Cape

575
Learners
44:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Raymond Mhlaba Senior Secondary School?

Raymond Mhlaba Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Zola Township, within the CHRIS HANI WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 575 enrolled learners and 13 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 44:1. 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 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 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 Raymond Mhlaba 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 4%

(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 Raymond Mhlaba Senior Secondary School?

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

Nobubele Public School
PrimaryPublicQ3
408 learners 11 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 13%
Tarkastad · 0.4km away
Nkosiyakhe Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
268 learners 8 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Zola Township · 0.7km away
Tarkastad High School
CombinedPublicQ4
548 learners 24 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 33%
Tarkastad · 0.8km away
Tarkastad Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
389 learners 10 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Tarkastad · 1.2km away
Orange Grove Schools
CombinedIndependent
57 learners 3 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
Tarkastad · 4.2km away

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Contact

1 Takane Street,Zola Township,Tarkastad,5370

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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.