What type of school is Shongwe Boarding School?

Shongwe Boarding 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?

Shongwe Boarding School has 887 enrolled learners and 30 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 30:1.

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 Shongwe Boarding School located?

Shongwe Boarding School is in Imbongozi, EHLANZENI district, Mpumalanga. Address: STAND NO. S/R12/1850, MIDDLEPLAAS, MALELANE, 1331.

Shongwe Boarding School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 800020578

Imbongozi, EHLANZENI, Mpumalanga

887

Learners

30:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Shongwe Boarding School?

Shongwe Boarding School is a public combined school in Imbongozi, within the EHLANZENI education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 887 enrolled learners and 30 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Combined school

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

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Shongwe Boarding 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 69%

(Q1 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 Shongwe Boarding School?

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

Ekuphumuleni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

740 learners 19 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 18%

Shongwe Mission · 1.6km away

Njeyeza Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

2,008 learners 62 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 40%

Shongwe Mission · 2.1km away

Mahlatsi Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

887 learners 25 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 16%

Shongwe Mission · 2.3km away

Driekoppies Combined School

CombinedPublicQ2

1,305 learners 41 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 63%

Shongwe Mission · 2.4km away

Magubha Combined School

CombinedPublicQ2

622 learners 21 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Shongwe Mission · 2.4km away

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STAND NO. S/R12/1850, MIDDLEPLAAS, MALELANE, 1331

0137876104

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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.