What type of school is Retlakgona Primary School?

Retlakgona Primary School is classified as a primary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Retlakgona Primary School is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Retlakgona Primary School has 1,519 enrolled learners and 41 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 37:1.

What does Quintile 3 mean?

Quintile 3 schools serve communities with moderate financial need and receive above-average funding. They are typically no-fee schools.

Where is Retlakgona Primary School located?

Retlakgona Primary School is in Meriting Ext 1, BOJANALA district, North West. Address: STAND NO 3726, MERITING EXT 1, RUSTENBURG, 7747.

Retlakgona Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 600101842

Meriting Ext 1, BOJANALA, North West

1,519

Learners

37:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Retlakgona Primary School?

Retlakgona Primary School is a public primary school in Meriting Ext 1, within the BOJANALA education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,519 enrolled learners and 41 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Large school

This school has 1,519 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Retlakgona Primary 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 12%

(Q3 Primary schools in North West)

What other schools are near Retlakgona Primary School?

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

Seraleng Primary School

PrimaryPublic

1,398 learners 38 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

Null · 0.9km away

Banapele Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,617 learners 48 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 42%

Boitekong · 1.4km away

Boikagong Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,957 learners 63 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 41%

Paardekraal Ext · 2.3km away

Boikagong Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,427 learners 39 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Paardekraal · 2.3km away

Tlhotlheletsang Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

687 learners 18 educators 38:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Kanana · 4km away

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STAND NO 3726, MERITING EXT 1, RUSTENBURG, 7747

0145930021

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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.