What type of school is Marikana Primary School?

Marikana Primary School is classified as a primary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Marikana Primary School is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Marikana Primary School has 1,910 enrolled learners and 52 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 37:1.

What does Quintile 3 mean?

Quintile 3 schools serve communities with moderate financial need and receive above-average funding. They are typically no-fee schools.

Where is Marikana Primary School located?

Marikana Primary School is in Marikana, BOJANALA district, North West. Address: 2218 boitumelo location, Marikana West, Rustenburg, 2747.

Marikana Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 600101110

Marikana, BOJANALA, North West

1,910

Learners

37:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Marikana Primary School?

Marikana Primary School is a public primary school in Marikana, within the BOJANALA education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,910 enrolled learners and 52 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Large school

This school has 1,910 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Marikana 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 14%

(Q3 Primary schools in North West)

What other schools are near Marikana Primary School?

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

Marikana Ii Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ1

1,408 learners 37 educators 38:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Marikana · 0km away

Marikana Combined School

SecondaryPublicQ1

1,393 learners 44 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 40%

Rooikoppies · 1.8km away

Retief Intermediate School

PrimaryPublicQ1

683 learners 17 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 1%

Mmaditlhokwa · 4.2km away

Rakgatla Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,122 learners 30 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Wonderkop · 5.7km away

Tlhapi-Moruwe Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,178 learners 30 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 2%

Wonderkop · 5.8km away

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2218 boitumelo location, Marikana West, Rustenburg, 2747

0144630997

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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.