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St Thomas Residential School

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 500492877

Harry Gwala, HARRY GWALA, KwaZulu-Natal

449
Learners
25:1
L:E Ratio
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Thomas Residential School?

St Thomas Residential School is an independent combined school in Harry Gwala, within the HARRY GWALA education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 449 enrolled learners and 18 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 25:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Thomas Residential 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 5%

(Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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 Thomas Residential School?

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

Rivermead Preparatory School
PrimaryIndependent
120 learners 11 educators 11:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Harry Gwala · 0.3km away
Terrie Ann Bridging School
PrimaryIndependent
181 learners 9 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Kokstad · 0.4km away
St Patricks College
CombinedIndependent

Data not available

Harry Gwala · 0.5km away
St Mary's Catholic School
PrimaryIndependent
391 learners 19 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 18%
Kokstad · 0.5km away
Kokstad Junior School
PrimaryPublicQ5
469 learners 25 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 75%
Harry Gwala · 0.7km away

Which schools are similar to St Thomas Residential School?

Combined schools in Harry Gwala with a similar quintile.

Faith-Way Christian School T/A Faithway College
CombinedIndependent
15 educators

Data not available

Harry Gwala
St Patricks College
CombinedIndependent

Data not available

Harry Gwala

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83 ST JOHNS STREET KOKSTAD 4700
0397272138
st.thomas.school183@gmail.com
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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.