What type of school is Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe?

Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe 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 Jj Van Der Merwe has 1,229 enrolled learners and 53 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 Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe located?

Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe is in Ermelo, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: Private Bag X, , Ermelo, 2350.

Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe

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: 800009225

Ermelo, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,229

Learners

23:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe?

Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe is a public primary school in Ermelo, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,229 enrolled learners and 53 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.

Large school

This school has 1,229 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe?

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 60%

(Q5 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe?

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

Hts Ligbron

SecondaryPublicQ5

964 learners 63 educators 15:1

Lower L:E ratio than 98%

Ermelo · 0.2km away

Ermelo Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

689 learners 26 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Ermelo · 0.9km away

Ark Christian School

CombinedIndependent

300 learners 17 educators 18:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Witbank 262it · 1.1km away

Ermelo Christian School

CombinedIndependent

98 learners 8 educators 12:1

Lower L:E ratio than 52%

Ermelo · 1.2km away

Summerfields Private School

PrimaryIndependent

176 learners 11 educators 16:1

Lower L:E ratio than 43%

Ermelo · 1.2km away

Which schools are similar to Laerskool Jj Van Der Merwe?

Primary schools in Ermelo with a similar quintile (Q5).

Ermelo Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

689 learners 26 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Ermelo

Laerskool Ermelo

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,052 learners 43 educators 25:1

Lower L:E ratio than 51%

Ermelo

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Private Bag X, , Ermelo, 2350

0178115954

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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.