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Ebuchele Junior Secondary School

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Combined · Public · EMIS 200500160

Lusikisiki, OR Tambo Coastal, Eastern Cape

749 learners 38:1 learners per educator Q1

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No-fee school

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Ebuchele Junior Secondary School?

Ebuchele Junior Secondary School is a public combined school in Lusikisiki, within the OR Tambo Coastal education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 749 enrolled learners and 20 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 38:1.

It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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.

The school falls within the Port St Johns local municipality. Among 313 Q1 Combined schools in Eastern Cape, it has more learners per educator than 84% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Mantusini Location, Mthambalala A/A, Lusikisiki, 4820, and can be reached on 083 382 4889.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

School fees at Ebuchele Junior Secondary School

Ebuchele Junior Secondary School is recorded as a no-fee school. Parents do not pay compulsory school fees. The school may ask for voluntary contributions. You do not have to pay them.

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007741
2008758
2009737
2010777
2011792
2012790
2013808
2016732
2018727
2019726
2020689
2021694
2022661
2023665
2025749

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ebuchele Junior Secondary School?

How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals, so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.

Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools

(Q1 Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

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Mantusini Location, Mthambalala A/A, Lusikisiki, 4820EMIS
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Mthatha123 km · 119 min

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What other schools are near Ebuchele Junior Secondary School?

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

Matane Senior Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

203 learners 8 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools

Lusikisiki · 3km away
Matafana Junior Secondary School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

236 learners 9 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Lusikisiki · 3.7km away
Gwexintaba Senior Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

133 learners 5 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools

Lusikisiki · 4.4km away
Nonjonjo Senior Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

231 learners 7 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 17% of similar schools

Lusikisiki · 5.5km away
Xhaka Junior Secondary School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

524 learners 16 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Lusikisiki · 5.7km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public combined schools in Eastern Cape with Quintile 1.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Ebuchele Junior Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Matafana Junior Secondary School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

236 learners 9 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Lusikisiki
Xhaka Junior Secondary School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

524 learners 16 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Lusikisiki
Mtambalala Junior Secondary School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

636 learners 15 educators 42:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Lusikisiki

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

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