What type of school is Hoërskool Patriot?

Hoërskool Patriot 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 Patriot has 998 enrolled learners and 51 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 20:1.

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 Patriot located?

Hoërskool Patriot is in Witbank, NKANGALA district, Mpumalanga. Address: 100 Birkholtzlaan, Del Judor, Witbank, 1034.

Hoërskool Patriot

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: 800005900

Witbank, NKANGALA, Mpumalanga

998

Learners

20:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Hoërskool Patriot?

Hoërskool Patriot is a public secondary school in Witbank, within the NKANGALA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 998 enrolled learners and 51 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 20:1. 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 Patriot?

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 64%

(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 Patriot?

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

Cambridge Academy

SecondaryIndependent

564 learners 66 educators 9:1

Lower L:E ratio than 83%

Emalahleni · 0.3km away

Laerskool Klipfontein

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,444 learners 63 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 64%

Witbank · 0.5km away

Laerskool Reynorif

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,292 learners 48 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 44%

Reynorif · 1.4km away

Hoërskool Reynopark

SecondaryPublicQ4

764 learners 36 educators 21:1

Lower L:E ratio than 95%

Witbank · 2.3km away

Witbank High School

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,745 learners 70 educators 25:1

Lower L:E ratio than 47%

Emalahleni · 2.3km away

Which schools are similar to Hoërskool Patriot?

Secondary schools in Witbank with a similar quintile (Q5).

Zacheus Malaza Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,437 learners 42 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 11%

Witbank

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100 Birkholtzlaan, Del Judor, Witbank, 1034

0136975068

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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.