What type of school is Sizwakele Secondary School?

Sizwakele Secondary School is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Sizwakele Secondary School has 1,984 enrolled learners and 62 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 32:1.

What does Quintile 4 mean?

Quintile 4 schools serve relatively well-resourced communities and receive lower per-learner government funding. They may charge school fees.

Where is Sizwakele Secondary School located?

Sizwakele Secondary School is in Embalenhle, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: 2028 Kubheka Street, Embalenhle, Secunda, 2285.

Sizwakele Secondary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800021808

Embalenhle, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,984

Learners

32:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Sizwakele Secondary School?

Sizwakele Secondary School is a public secondary school in Embalenhle, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,984 enrolled learners and 62 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. It is classified as Quintile 4 — 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.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Large school

This school has 1,984 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Sizwakele 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 57%

(Q4 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

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 Sizwakele Secondary School?

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

Shapeve Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

2,881 learners 74 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 8%

Embalenhle · 1.3km away

Marietjie Skool

Special NeedsPublic

310 learners 30 educators 10:1

Lower L:E ratio than 33%

Null · 1.7km away

Trichardt Christian School

CombinedIndependent

112 learners 9 educators 12:1

Lower L:E ratio than 50%

Secunda · 1.8km away

Curro Secunda School

IntermediateIndependent

676 learners 53 educators 13:1

Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison

Secunda · 2.2km away

Laerskool Kruinpark

PrimaryPublicQ5

845 learners 49 educators 17:1

Lower L:E ratio than 88%

Secunda · 2.4km away

Which schools are similar to Sizwakele Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Embalenhle with a similar quintile (Q4).

Thomas Nhlabathi Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,699 learners 53 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 52%

Embalenhle

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2028 Kubheka Street, Embalenhle, Secunda, 2285

0176853892

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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.