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Ekuweleni Primary School

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Primary · Public · EMIS 500446294

Umkhanyakude, Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal

124 learners 21:1 learners per educator Q1

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No-fee school

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

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2027 school terms

Term 1
13 January to 19 March
Term 2
6 April to 25 June
Term 3
20 July to 22 September
Term 4
5 October to 8 December
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What kind of school is Ekuweleni Primary School?

Ekuweleni Primary School is a public primary school in Umkhanyakude, within the Umkhanyakude education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 124 enrolled learners and 6 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 21:1.

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 Umhlabuyalingana local municipality. Among 1412 Q1 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools.

The school is at Esibhoweni Area, Mbazwana, 3974, and can be reached on 72897661.

School fees at Ekuweleni Primary School

Ekuweleni Primary School is recorded as a no-fee school. Parents do not pay compulsory school fees. The school may ask for voluntary contributions. You do not have to pay them.

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Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

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Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007106
200888
2009121
2010130
2011142
2012138
2013132
2016155
2018150
2019160
2020148
2021148
2022138
2023129
2025124

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ekuweleni 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 76% of similar schools

(Q1 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Esibhoweni Area, Mbazwana, 3974EMIS
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Richards Bay210.4 km · 186 min

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What other schools are near Ekuweleni Primary School?

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

Esibhoweni Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

199 learners 6 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Mashabane · 4.2km away
Buyani Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

249 learners 7 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools

Mbazwana · 4.5km away
Bhevula Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 1

558 learners 15 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 17% of similar schools

Umkhanyakude · 5.1km away
Tshongwe Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

486 learners 13 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools

Umkhanyakude · 5.1km away
Esigedeni High School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 1

465 learners 15 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Mbazwana Area · 7.7km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 1.

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

Esibhoweni Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

199 learners 6 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Mashabane
Buyani Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

249 learners 7 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools

Mbazwana
Tshongwe Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

486 learners 13 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools

Umkhanyakude

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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

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