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Balfour Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800000489

Balfour, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

696
Learners
27:1
L:E Ratio
Q4
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Balfour Primary School is a public primary school in Balfour, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. It is a medium-sized school with 696 enrolled learners.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Learner-Educator Ratio Context

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 85%

(Q4 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

Nearby Schools

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

Im Manchu Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ4
822 learners 28 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
Balfour · 1.1km away
Gekombineerde Skool Balfour
CombinedPublicQ4
585 learners 34 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 100%
Balfour · 1.7km away
Siyathemba Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
561 learners 14 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Balfour · 3.2km away
Bonukukhanya Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,099 learners 31 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
Balfour · 3.3km away
Qalabocha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
280 learners 11 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 89%
Balfour · 3.6km away

Schools Like This

Primary schools in Balfour with a similar quintile (Q4).

Qalabocha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
280 learners 11 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 89%
Balfour
Vusumuzi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,422 learners 34 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 7%
Balfour

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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.