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Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200401053

Tsolo, JOE GQABI, Eastern Cape

575
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary School?

Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Tsolo, within the JOE GQABI education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 575 enrolled learners and 18 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. 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.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Thomas Ntaba Senior 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 47%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

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 Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary School?

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

Ngxaza Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
433 learners 11 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Tsolo · 1.2km away
Sitana Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
113 learners 5 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 50%
Tsolo · 3km away
Ngcele Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
129 learners 5 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
Tsolo · 3.4km away
Ntaba Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
101 learners 5 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 62%
Tsolo · 3.5km away
Mbonisweni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
216 learners 9 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Maclear · 3.9km away

Which schools are similar to Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary School?

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

Jamangile Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
771 learners 26 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 60%
Tsolo
Samuel Nombewu Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
393 learners 13 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 58%
Tsolo
Cameron Ngudle Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
570 learners 12 educators 48:1
Lower L:E ratio than 2%
Tsolo
Dilizintaba Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
714 learners 23 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Tsolo
Gcisa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
287 learners 14 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Tsolo

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Ngxaza A/A,Maclear,Tsolo,5171

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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.