What type of school is Centre of Excellence?

Centre of Excellence is classified as a combined independent school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How much are the fees?

Centre of Excellence is an independent school that sets its own fees. Contact the school directly for current fee information.

How many learners attend this school?

Centre of Excellence has 1,226 enrolled learners and 44 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 28:1.

Where is Centre of Excellence located?

Centre of Excellence is in Selborne, BUFFALO CITY district, Eastern Cape. Address: 32 LUKIN ROAD, SELBORNE, EAST LONDON,5241.

Centre of Excellence

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200201069

Selborne, BUFFALO CITY, Eastern Cape

1,226

Learners

28:1

L:E Ratio

—

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Centre of Excellence?

Centre of Excellence is an independent combined school in Selborne, within the BUFFALO CITY education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,226 enrolled learners and 44 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1. 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

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Large school

This school has 1,226 enrolled learners.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Centre of Excellence?

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 10%

(Independent Combined 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 Centre of Excellence?

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

Kings College Independent School

PrimaryIndependent

517 learners 24 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Arcadia · 0.1km away

Althorpe College

CombinedIndependent

553 learners 30 educators 18:1

Lower L:E ratio than 36%

Amalinda · 0.2km away

Amitec Business College Combined School

CombinedIndependent

540 learners 31 educators 17:1

Lower L:E ratio than 40%

Southernwood · 0.3km away

College Street Primary School

Special NeedsPublicQ5

216 learners 34 educators 6:1

Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison

East London · 0.4km away

Ncm Private High School

SecondaryIndependent

85 learners 6 educators 14:1

Lower L:E ratio than 37%

Buffalo City · 0.4km away

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32 LUKIN ROAD, SELBORNE, EAST LONDON,5241

0437224004

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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.