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Jalamba Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams 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.

About This School

Jalamba Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Elliotdale, within the AMATHOLE EAST education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 831 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 0%

(Q3 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

74.4%
2025 Pass Rate
67/90
candidates passed
82%
2023
91%
2024
74%
2025
Higher pass rate than 18% 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.

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

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Elliotdale with similar characteristics.

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

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha49.4 km
East London134.1 km
King William's Town157.6 km
Queenstown176.3 km
Port Alfred244.9 km
Makhanda250.3 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.