What type of school is Laerskool Halfway House Primary School?

Laerskool Halfway House 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?

Laerskool Halfway House Primary School has 1,665 enrolled learners and 60 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 28:1.

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 Laerskool Halfway House Primary School located?

Laerskool Halfway House Primary School is in Halfway House, JOHANNESBURG EAST district, Gauteng. Address: 291, VAN HEERDEN ROAD, HALFWAY GARDENS, HALFWAY HOUSE, MIDRAND.

Laerskool Halfway House 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: 700150821

Halfway House, JOHANNESBURG EAST, Gauteng

1,665

Learners

28:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Laerskool Halfway House Primary School?

Laerskool Halfway House Primary School is a public primary school in Halfway House, within the JOHANNESBURG EAST education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,665 enrolled learners and 60 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1. 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. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

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

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 1,665 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Laerskool Halfway House 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 54%

(Q5 Primary schools in Gauteng)

What other schools are near Laerskool Halfway House Primary School?

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

Midrand High School

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,640 learners 74 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 62%

Midrand · 0.5km away

Curro Midrand Combined School

CombinedIndependent

461 learners 31 educators 15:1

Lower L:E ratio than 42%

Midrand · 0.7km away

Essentials Group of Schools

CombinedIndependent

Data not available

Midrand · 0.9km away

Dreamhill International School

PrimaryIndependent

182 learners 18 educators 10:1

Lower L:E ratio than 68%

Midrand · 1.1km away

Curro New Road

SecondaryIndependent

708 learners 29 educators 24:1

Lower L:E ratio than 11%

Midrand · 1.1km away

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291, VAN HEERDEN ROAD, HALFWAY GARDENS, HALFWAY HOUSE, MIDRAND

0118051919

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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.