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Early Bird Primary School

CombinedPublicFull Service School EMIS: 800003053

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Standerton, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga

442
Learners
34:1
Learners per educator
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Early Bird Primary School?

Early Bird Primary School is a public combined school in Standerton, within the Gert Sibande education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 442 enrolled learners and 13 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1.

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 a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at F3 Leandra Road, Draaihoek, Standerton, 2430, and can be reached on 017 712 1282.

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.

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 Early Bird 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 39% of similar schools

(Q1 Combined schools in Mpumalanga)

Contact

F3 Leandra Road, Draaihoek, Standerton, 2430

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Standerton8.7 km · 10 min
Secunda64.4 km · 59 min

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Location

What other schools are near Early Bird Primary School?

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

Vaalrivierskool En Jeugsorgsentrum
Special NeedsPublic
175 learners 24 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Gert Sibande · 5.8km away
Laerskool Jeugkrag
PrimaryPublicQ5
634 learners 35 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools

Standerton · 6.5km away
Standerton Christian School
PrimaryIndependent
19 learners 2 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

Standerton X 3 · 6.7km away
Retsebile Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
441 learners 17 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools

Sakhile · 6.8km away
Thuto-Thebe Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,013 learners 27 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools

Standerton · 6.8km 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 Early Bird Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Shukuma Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
924 learners 29 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools

Standerton
Vukekuseni Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
205 learners 9 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools

Holmdene
Cothoza Primary School
CombinedPublicQ1
126 learners 5 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools

Standerton

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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