What type of school is Phaahla?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Phaahla has 600 enrolled learners and 17 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 35:1.

What does Quintile 1 mean?

Quintile 1 schools serve the poorest communities and receive the highest per-learner government funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Phaahla located?

Phaahla is in Polongvillage, SEKHUKHUNE EAST district, Limpopo. Address: POLOGONG; BOTHASHOEK;.

Phaahla

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 925620954

Polongvillage, SEKHUKHUNE EAST, Limpopo

600

Learners

35:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Phaahla?

Phaahla is a public secondary school in Polongvillage, within the SEKHUKHUNE EAST education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 600 enrolled learners and 17 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 1 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 Phaahla?

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 22%

(Q1 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 Phaahla?

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

Tswelopele

PrimaryPublicQ1

639 learners 15 educators 43:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Bothashoek · 1.8km away

Mahlagaume

PrimaryPublicQ1

672 learners 17 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 13%

Bothashoek · 2.2km away

Madinoge

PrimaryPublicQ1

771 learners 21 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 34%

Bothashoek · 2.6km away

Mmiditsi

SecondaryPublicQ1

1,360 learners 42 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Bothashoekvillage · 3.1km away

Itirele

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,392 learners 36 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 16%

Praktiseer · 3.4km away

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POLOGONG; BOTHASHOEK;

0792919537

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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.