Umtata Christian School

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 200401396

Southernwood, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

602

Learners

18:1

L:E Ratio

—

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Umtata Christian School is an independent combined school in Southernwood, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a medium-sized school with 602 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

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 39%

(Combined schools in Eastern Cape)

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

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Nearby Schools

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

H2 Primary School

PrimaryIndependent

354 learners 20 educators 18:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Vulindlela Heights · 0.4km away

E.L. Roi House Academy Primary School

PrimaryIndependent

48 learners 3 educators 16:1

Lower L:E ratio than 54%

Or Tambo Inland · 0.6km away

Southernwood Junior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

801 learners 22 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 35%

Umtata Central · 0.7km away

Little Willow Foundation School

PrimaryIndependent

496 learners 14 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 8%

Or Tambo Inland · 1.5km away

Smiley Tots Academy

PrimaryIndependent

60 learners 4 educators 15:1

Lower L:E ratio than 58%

Mthatha · 1.5km away

Schools Like This

Combined schools in Southernwood with similar characteristics.

Amitec Business College Combined School

CombinedIndependent

540 learners 31 educators 17:1

Lower L:E ratio than 40%

Southernwood

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898 Errol Spring Avenue,Southern Wood,Mthatha,5099

0475311255

Directions

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha2 km

East London177 km

Queenstown181.8 km

King William's Town192.5 km

Makhanda282.7 km

Port Alfred283.1 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.