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Silimela Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200200767

Berlin General, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

516
Learners
37:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Silimela Senior Secondary School?

Silimela Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Berlin General, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 516 enrolled learners and 14 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1. 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 Silimela 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 30%

(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 Silimela Senior Secondary School?

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

Emabaleni Combined School
PrimaryPublicQ3
181 learners 9 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Berlin · 1.1km away
Emncotsho Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
240 learners 8 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Berlin · 1.7km away
Dongwe Combined Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
113 learners 6 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Berlin · 3.7km away
Nqonqweni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
291 learners 12 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 68%
Berlin General · 4.2km away
Arising Little Angels English Medium Christian School
SecondaryIndependent
141 learners 8 educators 18:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Potsdam · 5km away

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Mabaleni Location,Mncotsho,Berlin,5660

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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.