What type of school is Thornridge Secondary School?

Thornridge 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?

Thornridge Secondary School has 962 enrolled learners and 40 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 24:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Thornridge Secondary School located?

Thornridge Secondary School is in Montana, TSHWANE NORTH district, Gauteng. Address: 20, CNR DR SWANEPOEL ROAD AND JEUGD ROAD, CHRISTIAANVILLE AH, MONTANA, PRETORIA.

Thornridge Secondary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 700400798

Montana, TSHWANE NORTH, Gauteng

962

Learners

24:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Thornridge Secondary School?

Thornridge Secondary School is a public secondary school in Montana, within the TSHWANE NORTH education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 962 enrolled learners and 40 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 24:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — 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. 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

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 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 Thornridge 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 48%

(Q5 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 Thornridge Secondary School?

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

Hoërskool Montana

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,683 learners 78 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 67%

Pretoria · 1km away

Doornpoort Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,024 learners 32 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 24%

Pretoria · 1.9km away

Doornpoort High School

SecondaryPublicQ5

501 learners 12 educators 42:1

Lower L:E ratio than 0%

Doornpoort · 1.9km away

Laerskool Magalieskruin

PrimaryPublicQ5

971 learners 47 educators 21:1

Lower L:E ratio than 84%

Pretoria · 2.2km away

Zambezi Akademie

CombinedIndependent

236 learners 20 educators 12:1

Lower L:E ratio than 60%

Pretoria · 2.2km away

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20, CNR DR SWANEPOEL ROAD AND JEUGD ROAD, CHRISTIAANVILLE AH, MONTANA, PRETORIA

0125343754

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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.