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Esiphahleni Primary School

School-confirmed · 18 Sep 2026
PrimaryPublic EMIS: 500140970

Near Sodwana Bay, Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal

359 learners 28:1 ratio Q2

At a glance

Type
Public primary
Fees
No-fee school

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

Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. Late applications: contact the school directly. · Provincial default, check the school

What kind of school is Esiphahleni Primary School?

Esiphahleni Primary School is a public primary school in Near Sodwana Bay, within the Umkhanyakude education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 359 enrolled learners and 13 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1.

It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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 local municipality. Among 1113 Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Esiphahleni Primary, Mbazwana, 3974, and can be reached on 081 034 1682.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Esiphahleni 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 62% of similar schools

(Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

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Sodwana road School

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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

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Richards Bay190.4 km · 156 min

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What other schools are near Esiphahleni Primary School?

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

Nhlambanyathi High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
329 learners 12 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 72% of similar schools

Mbazwana · 0.6km away
Sodwana Bay Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
136 learners 9 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools

Qongwane · 1.5km away
Qongwana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
412 learners 12 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools

Sodwana Bay Road · 3km away
Sunshine Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
446 learners 11 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Mbazwana · 3.7km away
Ozabeni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
418 learners 11 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools

Mbazwana · 4.6km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 2.

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

Qongwana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
412 learners 12 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools

Sodwana Bay Road
Sunshine Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
446 learners 11 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Mbazwana
Mbazwana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,415 learners 37 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools

Mbazwana

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 details on this page (each marked “Provided by the school”) were supplied by the school and are not independently verified by SchoolSeek. The official statistics above (learner and educator numbers, quintile, learner-educator ratio, and matric results) are unchanged and come from DBE EMIS Q3 2025 and NSC School Performance Report 2025.

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