What type of school is Dumphies Combined School?

Dumphies Combined School is classified as a combined public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Dumphies Combined School has 514 enrolled learners and 15 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 34:1.

What does Quintile 1 mean?

Quintile 1 schools serve the poorest communities and receive the highest per-learner government funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Dumphies Combined School located?

Dumphies Combined School is in Thulamahashe, BOHLABELA district, Mpumalanga. Address: DUMPHRIES C VILLAGE, THULAMAHASHE, BUSHBUCKRIDGE, 1365.

Dumphies Combined School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 800035150

Thulamahashe, BOHLABELA, Mpumalanga

514

Learners

34:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Dumphies Combined School?

Dumphies Combined School is a public combined school in Thulamahashe, within the BOHLABELA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 514 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Combined school

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

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Dumphies Combined 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 31%

(Q1 Combined schools in Mpumalanga)

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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What other schools are near Dumphies Combined School?

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

Ezrom Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

824 learners 24 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 50%

Thulamahashe · 1.5km away

Songeni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ1

1,032 learners 27 educators 38:1

Lower L:E ratio than 12%

Thulamahashe · 1.7km away

Orhovelani High School

SecondaryPublicQ3

360 learners 20 educators 18:1

Lower L:E ratio than 99%

Thulamahashe · 2.2km away

Thulamahashe Lower Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

783 learners 21 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 28%

Thulamahashe · 2.6km away

Zwide Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

604 learners 15 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 11%

Thulamahashe · 2.7km away

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DUMPHRIES C VILLAGE, THULAMAHASHE, BUSHBUCKRIDGE, 1365

0769652586

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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.