What type of school is Thengwe?

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

Does this school charge fees?

No. Thengwe is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Thengwe has 2,493 enrolled learners and 81 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 31:1.

What does Quintile 3 mean?

Quintile 3 schools serve communities with moderate financial need and receive above-average funding. They are typically no-fee schools.

Where is Thengwe located?

Thengwe is in Tshandama, VHEMBE EAST district, Limpopo. Address: TSHANDAMA VILLAGE; MUTALEMAGESTERIAL;.

Thengwe

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 929311434

Tshandama, VHEMBE EAST, Limpopo

2,493

Learners

31:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Thengwe?

Thengwe is a public secondary school in Tshandama, within the VHEMBE EAST education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a very large school with 2,493 enrolled learners and 81 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. 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 rural.

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 2,493 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Thengwe?

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 75%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Limpopo)

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 Thengwe?

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

Lukau

PrimaryPublicQ3

544 learners 14 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Lukauvillage · 1.1km away

Tshandama

PrimaryPublicQ2

593 learners 16 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Tshandamavillage · 1.1km away

St. Augustine Residential

CombinedIndependent

2,643 learners 67 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 2%

Mutale · 1.5km away

Munaka Christian

PrimaryIndependent

137 learners 7 educators 20:1

Lower L:E ratio than 49%

Tshilamba · 1.5km away

Todani

SecondaryPublicQ2

1,159 learners 32 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 20%

Tshilamba · 1.8km away

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TSHANDAMA VILLAGE; MUTALEMAGESTERIAL;

0159670960

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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.