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Mount Edgecombe Private School

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 500328412

Mount Edgecombe, PINETOWN, KwaZulu-Natal

381
Learners
12:1
L:E Ratio
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mount Edgecombe Private School?

Mount Edgecombe Private School is an independent combined school in Mount Edgecombe, within the PINETOWN education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 381 enrolled learners and 33 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1. 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

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Mount Edgecombe Private 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 50%

(Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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 Mount Edgecombe Private School?

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

Siphosethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
713 learners 20 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Mt. Edgecombe · 0.1km away
Natest Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
501 learners 20 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Campbellstown · 0.6km away
Phoenix Technical School
CombinedPublicQ4
568 learners 28 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Phoenix · 0.9km away
Rockford Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
294 learners 12 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 76%
Rockford · 0.9km away
Greenbury Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,392 learners 51 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 58%
Greenbury · 1km away

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17 SIPHOSETH ROAD,MOUNT EDGECOMBE,DURBAN,4300
0315397298
admin@mepschool.co.za
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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.