What type of school is Piet Retief Combined School?

Piet Retief Combined School is classified as a combined public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Piet Retief Combined School has 1,848 enrolled learners and 53 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 35:1.

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 Piet Retief Combined School located?

Piet Retief Combined School is in Piet Retief, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: 1 NOMANI, KEMPVILLE, PIET RETIEF, 2380.

Piet Retief Combined 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.

CombinedPublic EMIS: 800018523

Piet Retief, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,848

Learners

35:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Piet Retief Combined School?

Piet Retief Combined School is a public combined school in Piet Retief, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,848 enrolled learners and 53 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1. 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 1,848 enrolled learners.

Combined school

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

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Piet Retief Combined 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 15%

(Q4 Combined 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 Piet Retief Combined School?

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

Harmony Park School

CombinedPublicQ2

1,369 learners 34 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Piet Retief · 0.9km away

Imizamoyethu Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,824 learners 47 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 19%

Piet Retief · 1.5km away

Nqobile Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,534 learners 41 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 30%

Ethandakukhanya · 1.8km away

Ndawonye Primary School

CombinedPublicQ1

1,023 learners 27 educators 38:1

Lower L:E ratio than 8%

Piet Retief · 2km away

Qhubekani Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,257 learners 33 educators 38:1

Lower L:E ratio than 18%

Piet Retief · 2km away

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1 NOMANI, KEMPVILLE, PIET RETIEF, 2380

0178263102

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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.