What type of school is Pine Ridge Combined School?

Pine Ridge 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?

Pine Ridge Combined School has 1,862 enrolled learners and 50 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 37:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Pine Ridge Combined School located?

Pine Ridge Combined School is in Emalahleni, NKANGALA district, Mpumalanga. Address: 28 Carnation Street, Pine Ridge, EMALAHLENI, 1035.

Pine Ridge Combined School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

CombinedPublic EMIS: 800018564

Emalahleni, NKANGALA, Mpumalanga

1,862

Learners

37:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Pine Ridge Combined School?

Pine Ridge Combined School is a public combined school in Emalahleni, within the NKANGALA education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,862 enrolled learners and 50 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — 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 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Large school

This school has 1,862 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 Pine Ridge 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 6%

(Q5 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 Pine Ridge Combined School?

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

Coronation Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ2

1,707 learners 51 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 30%

Klarinet · 0.1km away

Alex Manabeng Mampana Primary

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,928 learners 50 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Emalahleni · 0.6km away

Laerskool Panorama

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,167 learners 44 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Riverview · 5.5km away

Ed-U-College Combined School

CombinedIndependent

1,149 learners 47 educators 24:1

Lower L:E ratio than 8%

Witbank · 5.8km away

Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,478 learners 63 educators 24:1

Lower L:E ratio than 51%

Emalahleni · 5.9km away

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28 Carnation Street, Pine Ridge, EMALAHLENI, 1035

0792055832

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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.