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Amoibe Primary School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 500103082

Shiyane, Umzinyathi, KwaZulu-Natal

322
Learners
32:1
Learners per educator
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Amoibe Primary School?

Amoibe Primary School is a public combined school in Shiyane, within the Umzinyathi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 322 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1.

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.

The school falls within the Msinga Local Municipality local municipality. Among 123 Q2 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 75% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Oscarsberg Mission, Amoibe, Dundee, 3016, and can be reached on 082 655 3967.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

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.

Combined school

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

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 is the learner-to-educator ratio at Amoibe Primary School?

How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.

Fewer learners per educator than 25% of similar schools

(Q2 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

Contact

Oscarsberg Mission, Amoibe, Dundee, 3016
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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Newcastle124 km · 130 min

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Location

What other schools are near Amoibe Primary School?

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

Oscarsberg Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
592 learners 14 educators 42:1

Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools

Umzinyathi · 3.2km away
Shiyane High School
SecondaryPublicQ1
595 learners 18 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 35% of similar schools

Umzinyathi · 3.3km away
Mhlazane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
337 learners 11 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Umzinyathi · 4.9km away
Buzubona Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
230 learners 10 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 69% of similar schools

Nqutu · 5.7km away
Ncepheni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
393 learners 12 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 27% of similar schools

Umzinyathi · 6km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 2.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Amoibe Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Esibanini Public Primary School
CombinedPublicQ2
815 learners 23 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools

Umzinyathi
Melokuhle Combined School
CombinedPublicQ2
166 learners 6 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Nquthu
Magabeng Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
18 learners 3 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools

Magabeni

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 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

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