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St Margaret Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200501159

Matatiele, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

541
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Margaret Senior Secondary School?

St Margaret Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Matatiele, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 541 enrolled learners and 17 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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 2 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 St Margaret 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 48%

(Q2 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 St Margaret Senior Secondary School?

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

Phamotse Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
545 learners 12 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Matatiele · 1.4km away
St Margaret Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
388 learners 13 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Matatiele · 2.2km away
Lepheana Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
331 learners 10 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 12%
Matatiele · 2.6km away
Mohlakoana Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
249 learners 6 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 4%
Matatiele · 3.1km away
Maluti Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,206 learners 27 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Maluti · 4.1km away

Which schools are similar to St Margaret Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Matatiele with a similar quintile (Q2).

Magadla Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
626 learners 18 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 33%
Matatiele
Masakala Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
379 learners 9 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 10%
Matatiele
Mount Hargreaves Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
862 learners 18 educators 48:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Matatiele
Mphahlalatsane Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
253 learners 8 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 51%
Matatiele
Mvenyane Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,086 learners 35 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Matatiele

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St Paul ,Ramohlakoana A/A,Matatiele,4730

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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.