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Bathandwa Ndondo Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200600452

Cala, CHRIS HANI EAST, Eastern Cape

333
Learners
24:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Bathandwa Ndondo Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Cala, within the CHRIS HANI EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 333 enrolled learners.

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.

Learner-Educator Ratio Context

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 89%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

78.8%
2025 Pass Rate
41/52
candidates passed
74%
2023
79%
2024
79%
2025
Higher pass rate than 30% of Q3 schools in Eastern Cape

Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025. Methodology

Nearby Schools

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

Guata Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
250 learners 8 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 40%
Cala · 1.6km away
Amos Mlungwana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
447 learners 12 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Cala · 1.9km away
Lower Cala Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
86 learners 4 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
Cala · 2.5km away
Mnxe Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
152 learners 7 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Cala · 3.5km away
Cala Community School
PrimaryPublicQ3
782 learners 25 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 40%
Cala · 3.7km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Cala with similar characteristics.

Cala Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
930 learners 25 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Cala
Cala Village Junior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1 213 learners 32 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
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

Mnxe A/A,Cala,5455

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Queenstown83 km
Mthatha108.5 km
King William's Town151.6 km
East London166.7 km
Cradock203.8 km
Makhanda222.7 km

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Class size comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. 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.