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Bonganiven Primary School

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CombinedPublic EMIS: 800001354

Val, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga

183 learners 18:1 ratio Q1

At a glance

Type
Public combined
Fees
No-fee school

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Bonganiven Primary School?

Bonganiven Primary School is a public combined school in Val, within the Gert Sibande education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small school with 183 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1.

It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 Lekwa Local Municipality local municipality. Among 71 Q1 Combined schools in Mpumalanga, it has fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools.

The school is at Zandbakeen Farm, Val, Standerton, 2425.

What we don't have yet

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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 Bonganiven 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 96% of similar schools

(Q1 Combined schools in Mpumalanga)

More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 1 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Small school

This school has 183 enrolled learners.

Combined school

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

Contact

Zandbakeen Farm, Val, Standerton, 2425
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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Secunda44.9 km · 60 min
Standerton54.5 km · 46 min

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What other schools are near Bonganiven Primary School?

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

Holmdene Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
448 learners 15 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools

Holmdene · 14km away
Vukekuseni Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
205 learners 9 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools

Holmdene · 14km away
Extention 24 Primary School
PrimaryPublic
982 learners 21 educators 47:1

Among the highest learner-educator ratios of 11 similar schools

Middleburg · 14.6km away
Phuzamanzi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
147 learners 6 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools

Holmdene · 14.8km away
Roodebank Primary School
CombinedPublicQ3
243 learners 7 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Branddrift · 16.8km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public combined schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 1.

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

Vukekuseni Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
205 learners 9 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools

Holmdene
Early Bird Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
442 learners 13 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

Standerton
Emdibini Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
540 learners 15 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Kinross

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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so 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.

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