What type of school is Laerskool Lydenburg?

Laerskool Lydenburg 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 Lydenburg has 1,362 enrolled learners and 56 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 24:1.

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 Lydenburg located?

Laerskool Lydenburg is in Mashishing, BOHLABELA district, Mpumalanga. Address: Nelstraat 1, , LYDENBURG, 1120.

Laerskool 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.

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800009415

Mashishing, BOHLABELA, Mpumalanga

1,362

Learners

24:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Laerskool Lydenburg?

Laerskool Lydenburg is a public primary school in Mashishing, within the BOHLABELA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,362 enrolled learners and 56 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 24:1. 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 1,362 enrolled learners.

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

(Q5 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Laerskool Lydenburg?

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

Lydenburg Christian Private School

CombinedIndependent

73 learners 11 educators 7:1

Lower L:E ratio than 87%

Mashishing · 0.9km away

Lydenburg Akademie

CombinedIndependent

53 learners 9 educators 6:1

Lower L:E ratio than 92%

Mashishing · 1.3km away

Hoërskool Lydenburg

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,170 learners 50 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 53%

Mashishing · 1.4km away

Estralita-Skool

Special NeedsPublic

212 learners 29 educators 7:1

Lower L:E ratio than 67%

Mashishing · 2.5km away

Lydenburg Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

889 learners 26 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 46%

Mashishing · 2.8km away

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Nelstraat 1, , LYDENBURG, 1120

0132352077

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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.