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Cala Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200600088

Cala, CHRIS HANI EAST, Eastern Cape

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

About This School

Cala Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Cala, within the CHRIS HANI EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 930 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 29%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

96.6%
2025 Pass Rate
112/116
candidates passed
76%
2023
97%
2024
97%
2025
Higher pass rate than 93% 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.

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

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Cala with similar characteristics.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact

No. 2111,Tsomo Road,Cala,5455

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Queenstown88.5 km
Mthatha102.8 km
King William's Town153.4 km
East London166.7 km
Cradock209.5 km
Makhanda226.1 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.