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Cala Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200600088

Cala, CHRIS HANI EAST, Eastern Cape

930
Learners
37:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Cala Senior Secondary School?

Cala Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Cala, within the CHRIS HANI EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 930 enrolled learners and 25 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1. 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 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

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 Cala 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 29%

(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 Cala Senior Secondary School?

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

New Horizon Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
954 learners 28 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Cala · 0.8km away
Kanyisa Special School
Special NeedsPublic
190 learners 16 educators 12:1
Lower L:E ratio than 23%
Cala · 0.8km away
L M Silingela Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
952 learners 26 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Cala · 1.2km away
Cala Village Junior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,213 learners 32 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Cala · 1.5km away
Cala Community School
PrimaryPublicQ3
782 learners 25 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 40%
Cala · 2.2km away

Which schools are similar to Cala Senior Secondary School?

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

Cala Village Junior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,213 learners 32 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Cala
Bathandwa Ndondo Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
333 learners 14 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 89%
Cala
Mceula Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
303 learners 11 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 81%
Cala
Pakamani Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
175 learners 8 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 92%
Cala

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Contact

No. 2111,Tsomo Road,Cala,5455

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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.