What type of school is Maqhekeza Primary School?

Maqhekeza 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?

Maqhekeza Primary School has 1,518 enrolled learners and 38 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 40:1.

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 Maqhekeza Primary School located?

Maqhekeza Primary School is in Uthokozani, EHLANZENI district, Mpumalanga. Address: Stand No 53 B, Ka-maqhekeza, Ka-Maqhekeza, 1346.

Maqhekeza Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800012625

Uthokozani, EHLANZENI, Mpumalanga

1,518

Learners

40:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Maqhekeza Primary School?

Maqhekeza Primary School is a public primary school in Uthokozani, within the EHLANZENI education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,518 enrolled learners and 38 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 40:1. 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 1,518 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Maqhekeza 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 10%

(Q2 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

What other schools are near Maqhekeza Primary School?

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

Magewu Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,428 learners 37 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Uthokozani · 0.3km away

Mbazima Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,073 learners 31 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 43%

Kwalugedlane · 0.3km away

Khula Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,402 learners 44 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 44%

Kwalugedlane · 0.7km away

Evimbilanga Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,156 learners 31 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 28%

Uthokozani · 1km away

Mjokwane Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,110 learners 42 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 83%

Komatipoort · 1.2km away

Which schools are similar to Maqhekeza Primary School?

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

Magewu Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,428 learners 37 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Uthokozani

Tindzaleni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

572 learners 16 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 36%

Uthokozani

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Stand No 53 B, Ka-maqhekeza, Ka-Maqhekeza, 1346

0137800636

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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.