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Jalamba Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 200400280

Elliotdale, AMATHOLE EAST, Eastern Cape

831
Learners
69:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

Data Quality Note

This school's learner-to-educator ratio is unusually high, which may reflect incomplete EMIS staffing data rather than actual staffing levels. Some statistics on this page may not be representative.

What kind of school is Jalamba Senior Secondary School?

Jalamba Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Elliotdale, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 831 enrolled learners and 12 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 69:1. 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 Jalamba 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 0%

(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 Jalamba Senior Secondary School?

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

Miller Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
116 learners 7 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Elliotdale · 0.2km away
Nyangilizwe Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ1
310 learners 15 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Elliotdale · 2.5km away
Fameni Junior Secondary & Technical School
CombinedPublicQ3
187 learners 8 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Elliotdale · 2.7km away
Xuba Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ1
397 learners 13 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 49%
Elliotdale · 3.8km away
Zwelebhunga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
349 learners 12 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 32%
Mqanduli · 3.8km away

Which schools are similar to Jalamba Senior Secondary School?

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

Elliotdale Technical Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
912 learners 33 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 80%
Elliotdale

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MILLER MISSION, ELLIOTDALE, 5070

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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.