What type of school is Hector Peterson?

Hector Peterson is classified as a primary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Hector Peterson is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Hector Peterson has 1,519 enrolled learners and 35 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 43:1.

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 Hector Peterson located?

Hector Peterson is in Nylstroom, WATERBERG district, Limpopo. Address: 5312 RAMAHLODI STREET, PHAGAMENG, MODIMOLLE, 0510.

Hector Peterson

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 991104201

Nylstroom, WATERBERG, Limpopo

1,519

Learners

43:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Hector Peterson?

Hector Peterson is a public primary school in Nylstroom, within the WATERBERG education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,519 enrolled learners and 35 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 43:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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.

Large school

This school has 1,519 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Hector Peterson?

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 4%

(Q1 Primary schools in Limpopo)

What other schools are near Hector Peterson?

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

Solomon Mahlangu

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,620 learners 45 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 34%

Phagameng · 0.1km away

Modimolle -1

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,128 learners 29 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Phagameng · 0.7km away

Maokeng

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,283 learners 39 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 83%

Phagamen · 0.8km away

Phagameng

SecondaryPublicQ3

2,114 learners 60 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 41%

Nylstroom · 0.9km away

Dagbreek

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,315 learners 32 educators 41:1

Lower L:E ratio than 9%

Phagameng · 1km away

Which schools are similar to Hector Peterson?

Primary schools in Nylstroom with a similar quintile (Q1).

Laerskool Doornfontein 839

PrimaryPublicQ1

39 learners 2 educators 20:1

Lower L:E ratio than 99%

Nylstroom

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5312 RAMAHLODI STREET, PHAGAMENG, MODIMOLLE, 0510

0149401305

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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.