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Upper Culunca Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 200401321

Qumbu, OR TAMBO INLAND, Eastern Cape

227
Learners
21:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Upper Culunca Senior Secondary School is a public rural secondary school in Qumbu, within the OR TAMBO INLAND education district of the Eastern Cape. It is a small-to-medium school with 227 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 1 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 94%

(Q1 Secondary schools in Eastern Cape)

NSC Matric Results NSC

76.1%
2025 Pass Rate
35/46
candidates passed
58%
2023
73%
2024
76%
2025
Higher pass rate than 26% of Q1 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.

Buhlebelizwe Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
75 learners 6 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 95%
Qumbu · 1.3km away
Zanokanyo Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
28 learners 2 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Qumbu · 1.3km away
Upper Culunca Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
153 learners 7 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 66%
Qumbu · 3.1km away
Nkonkweni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
149 learners 7 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 68%
Qumbu · 4km away
Detyana Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
114 learners 6 educators 19:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Qumbu · 4.2km away

Schools Like This

Secondary schools in Qumbu with similar characteristics.

Kuyasa Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
140 learners 11 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 99%
Qumbu
Sophonia Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
108 learners 5 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 91%
Qumbu
Welsh Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
633 learners 18 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 36%
Qumbu

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Contact

Upper Culunca A/A,Qumbu,Qumbu,5180

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha57.7 km
Queenstown196.6 km
East London228.6 km
King William's Town236.2 km
Cradock317.1 km
Makhanda321.7 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.