Esselman Primary School
Bushbuckridge, Bohlabela, Mpumalanga
What kind of school is Esselman Primary School?
Esselman Primary School is a public primary school in Bushbuckridge, within the Bohlabela education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 254 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality.
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Esselman 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 60% of similar schools
(Q2 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)
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What other schools are near Esselman Primary School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 73% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other primary schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 2.
Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Esselman Primary School.
Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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.