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Thintwa Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500334221

Bergville, UTHUKELA, KwaZulu-Natal

119
Learners
15:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Thintwa Secondary School?

Thintwa Secondary School is a public secondary school in Bergville, within the UTHUKELA education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 119 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 15:1. 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 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 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Small school

This school has 119 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Thintwa 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 97%

(Q2 Secondary 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 Thintwa Secondary School?

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

Rheibokspruit Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
241 learners 9 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Uthukela · 0.4km away
Maswazi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
62 learners 4 educators 16:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Geluksburg · 10.8km away
Egqumaweni Intermediate School
PrimaryPublicQ2
29 learners 4 educators 7:1
Lower L:E ratio than 99%
Uthukela · 11.7km away
Oppermanskraal Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
27 learners 4 educators 7:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Bergville · 12.4km away
Remington Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
21 learners 3 educators 7:1
Lower L:E ratio than 99%
Vanreenen · 13km away

Which schools are similar to Thintwa Secondary School?

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

Mafu Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
402 learners 15 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
Bergville
Ngcongcosi High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
391 learners 14 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 70%
Bergville
Ubulinga Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,292 learners 46 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
Bergville
Nhlokwane Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
369 learners 7 educators 53:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Bergville

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3 N LADYSMITH TO HARRISMITH ,THINTWA VILLAGE,WILGEPARK,THINTWA,9880

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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.