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The Kinkaid Primary School

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Primary · Independent · EMIS 200400823

Qumbu, OR Tambo Inland, Eastern Cape

221 learners 28:1 learners per educator

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

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What kind of school is The Kinkaid Primary School?

The Kinkaid Primary School is an independent primary school in Qumbu, within the OR Tambo Inland education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 221 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1.

The school falls within the Umzimvubu local municipality. Among 172 Independent Primary schools in Eastern Cape, it has more learners per educator than 87% of similar schools.

The school is at North Street, Qumbu, 5180, and can be reached on 065 818 0563.

School fees at The Kinkaid Primary School

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

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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
2007Data not available
2008Data not available
2009Data not available
2010Data not available
2011Data not available
2012Data not available
2013Data not available
2016Data not available
201829
201997
2020111
2021117
2022131
2023157
2025221

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 The Kinkaid Primary 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 13% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in Eastern Cape)

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North Street, Qumbu, 5180EMIS
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Mthatha61 km · 45 min

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What other schools are near The Kinkaid Primary School?

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

Uloyiso Christian School

Primary · Independent

585 learners 22 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools

Qumbu · 0.9km away
Qumbu Village Junior Secondary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

1,690 learners 37 educators 46:1

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

Qumbu · 0.9km away
Qumbu Village Senior Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 3

1,468 learners 40 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Qumbo · 1.1km away
Roseland Private School

Combined · Independent

119 learners 10 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 65% of similar schools

Qumbu · 1.1km away
Qumbu Community Schools

Primary · Independent

72 learners 7 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools

Behind Alexandra Garage · 1.2km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent primary schools in Eastern Cape.

Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Uloyiso Christian School

Primary · Independent

585 learners 22 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools

Qumbu
Qumbu Community Schools

Primary · Independent

72 learners 7 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools

Behind Alexandra Garage
School of Champion Primary School in Christ

Primary · Independent

118 learners 8 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 58% of similar schools

Tsolo

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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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