What type of school is Lydenburg Primary School?

Lydenburg 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?

Lydenburg Primary School has 889 enrolled learners and 26 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 34:1.

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 Lydenburg Primary School located?

Lydenburg Primary School is in Mashishing, BOHLABELA district, Mpumalanga. Address: 50 First Street, Extention 2, LYDENBURG, 1120.

Lydenburg Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800017764

Mashishing, BOHLABELA, Mpumalanga

889

Learners

34:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Lydenburg Primary School?

Lydenburg Primary School is a public primary school in Mashishing, within the BOHLABELA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 889 enrolled learners and 26 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1. 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 Lydenburg 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 46%

(Q2 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Lydenburg Primary School?

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

Estralita-Skool

Special NeedsPublic

212 learners 29 educators 7:1

Lower L:E ratio than 67%

Mashishing · 1.1km away

Primêre Skool Kellysville

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,128 learners 27 educators 42:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Kellysville · 1.3km away

Lydenburg Akademie

CombinedIndependent

53 learners 9 educators 6:1

Lower L:E ratio than 92%

Mashishing · 1.5km away

Hoërskool Lydenburg

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,170 learners 50 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 53%

Mashishing · 1.9km away

Marambane Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,286 learners 37 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 53%

Mashishing · 2.1km away

Which schools are similar to Lydenburg Primary School?

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

Marifaan Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

911 learners 22 educators 41:1

Lower L:E ratio than 6%

Mashishing

Sizo Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

297 learners 13 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 95%

Mashishing

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50 First Street, Extention 2, LYDENBURG, 1120

0132352880

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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.