What type of school is Taxila?

Taxila is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

Taxila has 1,707 enrolled learners and 55 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 31:1.

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 Taxila located?

Taxila is in Nirvana, CAPRICORN SOUTH district, Limpopo. Address: 247 ORIENT DRIVE; NIVANA;.

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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.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 904251846

Nirvana, CAPRICORN SOUTH, Limpopo

1,707

Learners

31:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Taxila?

Taxila is a public secondary school in Nirvana, within the CAPRICORN SOUTH education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,707 enrolled learners and 55 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. 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. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

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

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 1,707 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Taxila?

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 5%

(Q5 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 Taxila?

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

Elica

PrimaryIndependent

772 learners 24 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 8%

Nirvana · 0.4km away

Nirvana Learning Academy

PrimaryIndependent

183 learners 12 educators 15:1

Lower L:E ratio than 68%

Nirvana · 0.5km away

Nirvana

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,821 learners 49 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 12%

Polokwane · 0.6km away

Westenburg

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,044 learners 30 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Westenburg · 0.9km away

Northern Muslim

CombinedIndependent

499 learners 36 educators 14:1

Lower L:E ratio than 58%

Polokwane · 1km away

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247 ORIENT DRIVE; NIVANA;

0152921475

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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.