What type of school is Maphala-Gulube Primary School?

Maphala-Gulube 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?

Maphala-Gulube Primary School has 1,268 enrolled learners and 37 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 Maphala-Gulube Primary School located?

Maphala-Gulube Primary School is in Embalenhle, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: 15904 EXT 16, , EMBALENHLE, 2285.

Maphala-Gulube Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800012930

Embalenhle, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,268

Learners

34:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Maphala-Gulube Primary School?

Maphala-Gulube 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 1,268 enrolled learners and 37 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 You Should Know

Large school

This school has 1,268 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Maphala-Gulube 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 45%

(Q2 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Maphala-Gulube Primary School?

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

Lifalethu Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,082 learners 29 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 23%

Embalenhle · 3.3km away

Isibanisesizwe Primary School

CombinedPublicQ2

1,085 learners 29 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 16%

Embalenhle · 3.4km away

Buyani Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,279 learners 32 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 12%

Embalenhle · 4km away

Thorisong Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

889 learners 22 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 10%

Evander · 4km away

Zamokuhle Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,095 learners 31 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 51%

Embalenhle · 4km away

Which schools are similar to Maphala-Gulube Primary School?

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

Lifalethu Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,082 learners 29 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 23%

Embalenhle

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15904 EXT 16, , EMBALENHLE, 2285

0176852476

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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.