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St Patrick's Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200401032

Libode, OR TAMBO COASTAL, Eastern Cape

1,297
Learners
30:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Patrick's Senior Secondary School?

St Patrick's Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Libode, within the OR TAMBO COASTAL education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,297 enrolled learners and 44 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. 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.

Large school

This school has 1,297 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Patrick's 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 74%

(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 St Patrick's Senior Secondary School?

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

St Patrick's Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,041 learners 31 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 8%
Libode · 0.6km away
Gxulu Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
909 learners 25 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 30%
Libode · 1.2km away
Mzimkhulu Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
202 learners 9 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Zithathele A/a · 1.7km away
Langeni Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
200 learners 8 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 64%
Ngqeleni · 1.9km away
Nkaukazi Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
20 learners 4 educators 5:1
Lower L:E ratio than 100%
Ngqeleni · 2.8km away

Which schools are similar to St Patrick's Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Libode with a similar quintile (Q3).

Bekizulu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,578 learners 38 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 10%
Libode
Nyangilizwe Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,261 learners 36 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Libode
Sehushe Commercial School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,294 learners 37 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Libode
Upper Corana Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
379 learners 16 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 89%
Libode
Mpindweni Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
692 learners 19 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Libode

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Gxulu A/A,Zitatele,Libode,5160

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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.