Public high school

Cameron Ngudle Senior Secondary School

Tsolo, Mthatha, Eastern Cape

Cameron Ngudle Senior Secondary School is a public high school in Tsolo, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, in the Or Tambo Inland education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 570 learners and 12 educators, about 47.5 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as the average for public high schools in Eastern Cape (703 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-poorest 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees. As a Section 21 school, its governing body manages part of its own budget. In the 2025 matric exams, 59.3% of its 59 candidates passed (Eastern Cape average: 84.2%).

Matric (NSC) results

59.3% of the school's 59 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the Eastern Cape average of 84.2%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	Eastern Cape
2023	67	63	94.0%	81.5%
2024	63	56	88.9%	85.1%
2025	59	35	59.3%	84.2%

Source: Department of Basic Education, 2025 NSC School Performance Report. Pass rate = candidates who achieved the NSC ÷ candidates who wrote. It doesn't show bachelor passes, distinctions or learners who left before Grade 12.

School facts

School type	Public high school
Phase (DBE)	Secondary School
Sector	Public
Quintile	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	570
Educators (2025)	12
Learners per educator	47.5 (province average 32.2)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	`200400067`
Exam centre number	`4291007`

Address and location

Street address	Lower Mjika A/A,tsolo,tsolo,5170
Postal address	P.O. Box 768, Mthatha, 5099
Suburb / area	Tsolo
Town	Mthatha
Province	Eastern Cape
Education district	Or Tambo Inland
Municipality	Elundini Local Municipality
Former department	Transkei

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Admissions

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