What type of school is Dumezizweni Primary School?

Dumezizweni Primary School is classified as a primary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Dumezizweni Primary School has 958 enrolled learners and 31 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 31:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Dumezizweni Primary School located?

Dumezizweni Primary School is in Machadodorp, NKANGALA district, Mpumalanga. Address: Stand 357, Emthonjeni, Machadodorp, 1170.

Dumezizweni Primary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800002915

Machadodorp, NKANGALA, Mpumalanga

958

Learners

31:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Dumezizweni Primary School?

Dumezizweni Primary School is a public primary school in Machadodorp, within the NKANGALA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 958 enrolled learners and 31 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Dumezizweni Primary School?

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 30%

(Q5 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Dumezizweni Primary School?

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

Sikhulile Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ4

701 learners 19 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 12%

Machadodorp · 0.5km away

Laerskool Machado

PrimaryPublicQ5

221 learners 10 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Machadodorp · 2.9km away

Chazon Tekna Combined School

CombinedIndependent

15 learners 2 educators 8:1

Lower L:E ratio than 81%

Machadodorp · 3.4km away

Laerskool Oosterlijn

PrimaryPublicQ4

164 learners 10 educators 16:1

Lower L:E ratio than 100%

Waterval Boven · 10km away

Ebhudlweni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

718 learners 20 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Emgwenya · 10.9km away

Which schools are similar to Dumezizweni Primary School?

Primary schools in Machadodorp with a similar quintile (Q5).

Laerskool Machado

PrimaryPublicQ5

221 learners 10 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Machadodorp

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Stand 357, Emthonjeni, Machadodorp, 1170

0132560388

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. 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.