What type of school is Thobelani Secondary School?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Thobelani Secondary School has 1,156 enrolled learners and 30 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 39:1.

What does Quintile 4 mean?

Quintile 4 schools serve relatively well-resourced communities and receive lower per-learner government funding. They may charge school fees.

Where is Thobelani Secondary School located?

Thobelani Secondary School is in Standerton, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: 1673 MOREWA STR, STANDERTON, STANDERTON, 2430.

Thobelani Secondary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800023192

Standerton, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,156

Learners

39:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Thobelani Secondary School?

Thobelani Secondary School is a public secondary school in Standerton, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,156 enrolled learners and 30 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 39:1. It is classified as Quintile 4 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Thobelani 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 5%

(Q4 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

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 Thobelani Secondary School?

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

Isifisosethu Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,561 learners 42 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

Standerton · 0.3km away

Leseli Primary School

CombinedPublicQ4

534 learners 16 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 33%

Sakhile · 0.3km away

Hlobisa Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

901 learners 24 educators 38:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Sakhile · 0.6km away

Jandrell Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,361 learners 41 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 38%

Sakhile · 0.6km away

Retsebile Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

441 learners 17 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 86%

Sakhile · 0.7km away

Which schools are similar to Thobelani Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Standerton with a similar quintile (Q4).

Khunjuliwe Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,038 learners 34 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 64%

Standerton

Thuto-Thebe Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,013 learners 27 educators 38:1

Lower L:E ratio than 9%

Standerton

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1673 MOREWA STR, STANDERTON, STANDERTON, 2430

0177146113

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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.