What type of school is Laerskool Nelspruit?

Laerskool Nelspruit 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 Nelspruit has 1,146 enrolled learners and 63 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 18:1.

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 Nelspruit located?

Laerskool Nelspruit is in Mbombela, EHLANZENI district, Mpumalanga. Address: h/v Henshall & vd Merwe, Nelspruit, Nelspruit, 1200.

Laerskool Nelspruit

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: 800009480

Mbombela, EHLANZENI, Mpumalanga

1,146

Learners

18:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Laerskool Nelspruit?

Laerskool Nelspruit is a public primary school in Mbombela, within the EHLANZENI education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,146 enrolled learners and 63 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1. 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 Laerskool Nelspruit?

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 85%

(Q5 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Laerskool Nelspruit?

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

Hoërskool Nelspruit

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,420 learners 76 educators 19:1

Lower L:E ratio than 73%

Mbombela · 0.3km away

Valencia Combined School

CombinedPublicQ5

1,664 learners 58 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 44%

Mbombela · 0.6km away

Calvary Christian School

CombinedIndependent

31 learners 5 educators 6:1

Lower L:E ratio than 90%

Mbombela · 0.9km away

Edgeview Academy School

SecondaryIndependent

478 learners 16 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 6%

Mbombela · 0.9km away

Nelspruit Private College

SecondaryIndependent

202 learners 14 educators 14:1

Lower L:E ratio than 56%

Mbombela · 1.1km away

Which schools are similar to Laerskool Nelspruit?

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

Klipspringer Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

906 learners 28 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Mbombela

Laerskool Bergland

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,137 learners 54 educators 21:1

Lower L:E ratio than 75%

Mbombela

Nelspruit Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,400 learners 63 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 69%

Mbombela

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h/v Henshall & vd Merwe, Nelspruit, Nelspruit, 1200

0137528148

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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.