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F.H. Mkhabela Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800035617

Emalahleni, Nkangala, Mpumalanga

1,625
Learners
35:1
Learners per educator
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is F.H. Mkhabela Secondary School?

F.H. Mkhabela Secondary School is a public secondary school in Emalahleni, within the Nkangala education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,625 enrolled learners and 46 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1. 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 You Should Know

Large school

This school has 1,625 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at F.H. Mkhabela Secondary 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 16% of similar schools

(Q2 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

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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Contact

4120 Lubambo Street, Emalahleni, Ext 7, 1039
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Emalahleni12.1 km
Middelburg36.2 km
Secunda73.1 km
Ermelo114.5 km
Standerton120.8 km
Mbombela190.9 km

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What other schools are near F.H. Mkhabela Secondary School?

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

Siphendulwe Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,020 learners 25 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

Emalahleni · 0.3km away
Zacheus Malaza Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,437 learners 42 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools

Witbank · 0.7km away
Leonard Ntshuntshe Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,460 learners 47 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools

Witbank · 0.7km away
Mapule Sindane School
CombinedPublicQ5
574 learners 17 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 31% of similar schools

Witbank · 0.8km away
Edward Matyeka Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,342 learners 35 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools

Emalahleni · 1km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other secondary schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 2.

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to F.H. Mkhabela Secondary School.

Coronation Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,707 learners 51 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools

Klarinet
Marhagi Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,004 learners 33 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 59% of similar schools

Empumalanga
Mafa Max Motloung Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,908 learners 48 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools

Delmas

Frequently Asked Questions

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.