What type of school is Mashishing Secondary School?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Mashishing Secondary School has 1,972 enrolled learners and 59 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 33:1.

What does Quintile 4 mean?

Quintile 4 schools serve relatively well-resourced communities and receive lower per-learner government funding. They may charge school fees.

Where is Mashishing Secondary School located?

Mashishing Secondary School is in Lydenburg, BOHLABELA district, Mpumalanga. Address: 843 Second Avenue, Mashishing, Lydenburg, 1120.

Mashishing Secondary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800012898

Lydenburg, BOHLABELA, Mpumalanga

1,972

Learners

33:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mashishing Secondary School?

Mashishing Secondary School is a public secondary school in Lydenburg, within the BOHLABELA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,972 enrolled learners and 59 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1. It is classified as Quintile 4 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Large school

This school has 1,972 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Mashishing Secondary 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 31%

(Q4 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

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 Mashishing Secondary School?

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

Skhila Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ2

1,357 learners 41 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 33%

Ohrigstad · 0km away

Marambane Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,286 learners 37 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 53%

Mashishing · 0.3km away

Lesodi Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,485 learners 40 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 33%

Mashishing · 0.8km away

Primêre Skool Kellysville

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,128 learners 27 educators 42:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Kellysville · 2.2km away

Lydenburg Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

889 learners 26 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 46%

Mashishing · 2.3km away

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843 Second Avenue, Mashishing, Lydenburg, 1120

0132346101

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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.