What type of school is Marholeni?

Marholeni is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Marholeni is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Marholeni has 864 enrolled learners and 24 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 36:1.

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 Marholeni located?

Marholeni is in Elim, VHEMBE WEST district, Limpopo. Address: NJAKANJAKA VILLAGE.

Marholeni

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 912520184

Elim, VHEMBE WEST, Limpopo

864

Learners

36:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Marholeni?

Marholeni is a public secondary school in Elim, within the VHEMBE WEST education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 864 enrolled learners and 24 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 36:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Marholeni?

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 20%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Limpopo)

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

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What other schools are near Marholeni?

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

Njakanjaka

PrimaryPublicQ3

739 learners 19 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Elim · 0.7km away

Nwa Mhandzi

PrimaryPublicQ2

155 learners 5 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 83%

Bungeni · 1.1km away

Mhluri

PrimaryPublicQ2

708 learners 21 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 66%

Hlanganani · 1.3km away

Hluvuka

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,132 learners 32 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 38%

Bungeni · 1.8km away

Ndlhavheya

PrimaryPublicQ2

499 learners 15 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Bungeni · 2km away

Which schools are similar to Marholeni?

Secondary schools in Elim with a similar quintile (Q2).

Mutsetweni

SecondaryPublicQ2

403 learners 13 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 62%

Elim

Malovhana

SecondaryPublicQ2

215 learners 5 educators 43:1

Lower L:E ratio than 3%

Elim

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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.