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Zwelodumo Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200401225

Umtata, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

811
Learners
30:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Zwelodumo Senior Secondary School?

Zwelodumo Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Umtata, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 811 enrolled learners and 27 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. 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 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 3 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 Zwelodumo 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 73%

(Q3 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 Zwelodumo Senior Secondary School?

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

Xugxwala Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
234 learners 8 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 49%
Umtata · 0.6km away
Viedgesville Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
127 learners 6 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 79%
Umtata · 2km away
The Eagle Academy Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
803 learners 18 educators 45:1
Lower L:E ratio than 4%
Mthatha · 2.3km away
Springvale Primary Junior School
PrimaryPublicQ3
130 learners 6 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Umtata · 2.7km away
Jongisizwe Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
115 learners 6 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 85%
Umtata · 3.1km away

Which schools are similar to Zwelodumo Senior Secondary School?

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

Chief Nz Mtirara Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
637 learners 20 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 62%
Umtata
Kulanathi Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
671 learners 19 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 42%
Umtata
Leslie Nkala Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
548 learners 16 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 49%
Umtata
Maxwele Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
338 learners 11 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 71%
Umtata
Mpeko Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
715 learners 19 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 27%
Umtata

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Ngqwala Location,Xhugxwala A/A,Viedgesville,5102

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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.