What type of school is Zwelihle Primary School?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Zwelihle Primary School has 1,629 enrolled learners and 48 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 34:1.

What does Quintile 2 mean?

Quintile 2 schools serve communities with significant financial need and receive high per-learner funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Zwelihle Primary School located?

Zwelihle Primary School is in Hermanus, OVERBERG district, Western Cape. Address: 9720 SISULU STREET ZWELIHLE HERMANUS 7200.

Zwelihle Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 115008001

Hermanus, OVERBERG, Western Cape

1,629

Learners

34:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Zwelihle Primary School?

Zwelihle Primary School is a public primary school in Hermanus, within the OVERBERG education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,629 enrolled learners and 48 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

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

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Large school

This school has 1,629 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Zwelihle 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 40%

(Q2 Primary schools in Western Cape)

What other schools are near Zwelihle Primary School?

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

Mount Pleasant Primêre Skool

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,092 learners 35 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 63%

Mount Pleasant · 0.6km away

Lukhanyo Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ1

1,882 learners 51 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 6%

Zwelihle · 0.8km away

Qhayiya Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ1

1,954 learners 61 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 77%

Zwelihle · 0.8km away

Light of the Cross Ministries Trust T/A

CombinedIndependent

198 learners 8 educators 25:1

Lower L:E ratio than 5%

Sandbaai · 1.4km away

Hermanus Waldorf School

IntermediateIndependent

279 learners 14 educators 20:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Sand Bay · 1.8km away

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9720 SISULU STREET ZWELIHLE HERMANUS 7200

0844180741

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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.