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Zwelitsha Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200501381

Mount Ayliff, ALFRED NZO WEST, Eastern Cape

751
Learners
33:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Zwelitsha Senior Secondary School?

Zwelitsha Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Mount Ayliff, within the ALFRED NZO WEST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 751 enrolled learners and 23 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 1 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 Zwelitsha 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 53%

(Q1 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 Zwelitsha Senior Secondary School?

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

Gxwaleni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
331 learners 8 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 4%
Mount Ayliff · 0.7km away
Mkambati Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
95 learners 5 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
Lusikisiki · 2.7km away
Zola Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
162 learners 7 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 59%
Mount Ayliff · 2.7km away
Ntshentshe Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
159 learners 8 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 75%
Mount Ayliff · 3.7km away
Maliwa Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
160 learners 4 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 5%
Mount Ayliff · 3.8km away

Which schools are similar to Zwelitsha Senior Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Mount Ayliff with a similar quintile (Q1).

Mlungiseleli Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
696 learners 19 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Mount Ayliff
Mount Ayliff Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
954 learners 43 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 90%
Mount Ayliff
Ntsizwa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
686 learners 19 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 31%
Mount Ayliff

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Gxwaleni A/A,Kokstad,4700

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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.