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Christopher Nxumalo Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 500116550

Chesterville Location, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal

478
Learners
40:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Christopher Nxumalo Primary School?

Christopher Nxumalo Primary School is a public primary school in Chesterville Location, within the Pinetown education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 478 enrolled learners and 12 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 40:1.

It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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 Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 829 Q3 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 88% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at Bg Nicholson Road, Chesterville, Durban, 4058, and can be reached on 076 708 2477.

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 3 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Christopher Nxumalo 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 12% of similar schools

(Q3 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Bg Nicholson Road, Chesterville, Durban, 4058
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Distance to Major Centres

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

Westville4.9 km · 8 min
Pinetown11.6 km · 11 min
Durban CBD13.3 km · 12 min

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Location

What other schools are near Christopher Nxumalo Primary School?

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

Ukukhanya Kwelanga Public Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
583 learners 17 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 43% of similar schools

Durban · 0.1km away
Chesterville Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,326 learners 52 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools

Chesterville · 0.8km away
Umkhumbane Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,194 learners 35 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Chesterville Extension 1 · 1.3km away
H.P. Ngwenya Public Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,020 learners 26 educators 39:1

Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools

Chesterville · 1.4km away
Berea West Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
341 learners 23 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools

Westville · 1.5km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 3.

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

Ukukhanya Kwelanga Public Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
583 learners 17 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 43% of similar schools

Durban
Etshelihle Public Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
524 learners 15 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

Pinetown
Christianenburg Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,331 learners 31 educators 43:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Clernaville

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

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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