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Tholulwazi Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 700311548

Brakpan, GAUTENG EAST, Gauteng

1,800
Learners
34:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Tholulwazi Secondary School?

Tholulwazi Secondary School is a public secondary school in Brakpan, within the GAUTENG EAST education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,800 enrolled learners and 53 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1. 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 1,800 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Tholulwazi 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 7%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Gauteng)

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 Tholulwazi Secondary School?

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

Michael Zulu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,588 learners 66 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Brakpan · 0.6km away
Mandlethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
849 learners 28 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Tsakane · 0.7km away
Mangosuthu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
646 learners 27 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Brakpan · 0.8km away
Shadrack Mbambo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,151 learners 36 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 57%
Brakpan · 1.2km away
Tsakane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
609 learners 21 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 89%
Brakpan · 1.3km away

Which schools are similar to Tholulwazi Secondary School?

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

Buhlebemfundo Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,827 learners 60 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Brakpan

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11414, TUKETANA STREET, TSAKANE, BRAKPAN, JOHANNESBURG

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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.