What type of school is Hoërskool Lydenburg?

Hoërskool Lydenburg 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?

Hoërskool Lydenburg has 1,170 enrolled learners and 50 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 23:1.

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 Hoërskool Lydenburg located?

Hoërskool Lydenburg is in Mashishing, BOHLABELA district, Mpumalanga. Address: KERKSTRAAT , LYDENBURG , MPUMALANGA , 1120.

Hoërskool Lydenburg

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.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800005868

Mashishing, BOHLABELA, Mpumalanga

1,170

Learners

23:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Hoërskool Lydenburg?

Hoërskool Lydenburg is a public secondary school in Mashishing, within the BOHLABELA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,170 enrolled learners and 50 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 23:1. 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 Hoërskool Lydenburg?

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 53%

(Q5 Secondary 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 Hoërskool Lydenburg?

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

Lydenburg Akademie

CombinedIndependent

53 learners 9 educators 6:1

Lower L:E ratio than 92%

Mashishing · 0.7km away

Estralita-Skool

Special NeedsPublic

212 learners 29 educators 7:1

Lower L:E ratio than 67%

Mashishing · 1.2km away

Laerskool Lydenburg

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,362 learners 56 educators 24:1

Lower L:E ratio than 54%

Mashishing · 1.4km away

Lydenburg Christian Private School

CombinedIndependent

73 learners 11 educators 7:1

Lower L:E ratio than 87%

Mashishing · 1.9km away

Lydenburg Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

889 learners 26 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 46%

Mashishing · 1.9km away

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KERKSTRAAT , LYDENBURG , MPUMALANGA , 1120

0132352111

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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.