What type of school is Edward Matyeka Primary School?

Edward Matyeka 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?

Edward Matyeka Primary School has 1,342 enrolled learners and 35 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 38:1.

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 Edward Matyeka Primary School located?

Edward Matyeka Primary School is in Emalahleni, NKANGALA district, Mpumalanga. Address: 1937 LUCY MASHIANE Street, KWAGUQA EXT 4, EMALAHLENI, 1039.

Edward Matyeka 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: 800003145

Emalahleni, NKANGALA, Mpumalanga

1,342

Learners

38:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Edward Matyeka Primary School?

Edward Matyeka Primary School is a public primary school in Emalahleni, within the NKANGALA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,342 enrolled learners and 35 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 38:1. 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.

Large school

This school has 1,342 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Edward Matyeka 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 10%

(Q5 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Edward Matyeka Primary School?

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

Nancy Shiba Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

997 learners 25 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 3%

Witbank · 0.6km away

Johannes Kananda Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,299 learners 31 educators 42:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Witbank · 0.7km away

Nelson Ngubeni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

688 learners 23 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

Emalahleni · 0.7km away

Phillip Ndimande Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,563 learners 47 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 32%

Witbank · 0.7km away

Empucukweni Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ1

1,478 learners 46 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 41%

Witbank · 0.8km away

Which schools are similar to Edward Matyeka Primary School?

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

Carissa Primary Skool

PrimaryPublicQ5

889 learners 31 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 38%

Emalahleni

Laerskool Kragbron

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,279 learners 55 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 59%

Emalahleni

Laerskool Taalfees

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,316 learners 66 educators 20:1

Lower L:E ratio than 78%

Emalahleni

Nelson Ngubeni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

688 learners 23 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

Emalahleni

Robert Carruthers Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,203 learners 52 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 62%

Emalahleni

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1937 LUCY MASHIANE Street, KWAGUQA EXT 4, EMALAHLENI, 1039

0136980299

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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

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