What type of school is Esther Maleka Comprehensive?

Esther Maleka Comprehensive is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Esther Maleka Comprehensive has 473 enrolled learners and 23 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 21:1.

What does Quintile 4 mean?

Quintile 4 schools serve relatively well-resourced communities and receive lower per-learner government funding. They may charge school fees.

Where is Esther Maleka Comprehensive located?

Esther Maleka Comprehensive is in Marblehall, SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH district, Limpopo. Address: 3201 KGWALE NKADIMENG.

Esther Maleka Comprehensive

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 996606546

Marblehall, SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH, Limpopo

473

Learners

21:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Esther Maleka Comprehensive?

Esther Maleka Comprehensive is a public secondary school in Marblehall, within the SEKHUKHUNE SOUTH education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 473 enrolled learners and 23 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 21:1. It is classified as Quintile 4 — 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 4 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 Esther Maleka Comprehensive?

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 86%

(Q4 Secondary schools in Limpopo)

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 Esther Maleka Comprehensive?

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

Elshadai

CombinedIndependent

876 learners 49 educators 18:1

Lower L:E ratio than 40%

Marblehall · 1.2km away

Cvo Marmer

PrimaryIndependent

74 learners 8 educators 9:1

Lower L:E ratio than 86%

Marblehall · 1.4km away

Laerskool Marble-Hall

PrimaryPublicQ5

512 learners 24 educators 21:1

Lower L:E ratio than 73%

Marblehall · 1.5km away

Good Shepherd

CombinedIndependent

884 learners 29 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 13%

Marblehall · 1.7km away

Mutsi

PrimaryPublicQ1

379 learners 13 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 87%

Marblehall · 4.2km away

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3201 KGWALE NKADIMENG

0722118832

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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.