What type of school is Lifalethu Primary School?

Lifalethu 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?

Lifalethu Primary School has 1,082 enrolled learners and 29 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 37:1.

What does Quintile 2 mean?

Quintile 2 schools serve communities with significant financial need and receive high per-learner funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Lifalethu Primary School located?

Lifalethu Primary School is in Embalenhle, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: 2869 FONO SIBIYA DRIVE, EMBALENHLE, EVANDER, 2285.

Lifalethu Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800010389

Embalenhle, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,082

Learners

37:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Lifalethu Primary School?

Lifalethu Primary School is a public primary school in Embalenhle, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,082 enrolled learners and 29 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Lifalethu 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 23%

(Q2 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Lifalethu Primary School?

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

Isibanisesizwe Primary School

CombinedPublicQ2

1,085 learners 29 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 16%

Embalenhle · 0.5km away

Thorisong Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

889 learners 22 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 10%

Evander · 0.8km away

Thomas Nhlabathi Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,699 learners 53 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 52%

Embalenhle · 0.9km away

Buyani Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,279 learners 32 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 12%

Embalenhle · 1km away

Zamokuhle Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,095 learners 31 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 51%

Embalenhle · 1.2km away

Which schools are similar to Lifalethu Primary School?

Primary schools in Embalenhle with a similar quintile (Q2).

Maphala-Gulube Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,268 learners 37 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Embalenhle

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2869 FONO SIBIYA DRIVE, EMBALENHLE, EVANDER, 2285

0176851444

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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.