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First Steps Elementary

School-confirmed · 9 Sep 2026

Primary · Independent · EMIS 700401151

Vereeniging, Sedibeng East, Gauteng

15 learners 5:1 learners per educator

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Independent, sets own fees

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

What kind of school is First Steps Elementary?

First Steps Elementary is an independent primary school in Vereeniging, within the Sedibeng East education district of Gauteng. EMIS records it as a small school with 15 enrolled learners and 3 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 5:1.

The school falls within the Emfuleni local municipality. Among 314 Independent Primary schools in Gauteng, it has fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at 154 Blackwood Street, Three Rivers, Vereeniging, and can be reached on +27 658588715.

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

School fees at First Steps Elementary

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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
2007Data not available
2008Data not available
2009Data not available
2010Data not available
2011Data not available
2012Data not available
2013Data not available
2016Data not available
2018Data not available
2019Data not available
2020Data not available
2021Data not available
202220
20239
202515

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 First Steps Elementary?

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 94% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in Gauteng)

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154 Blackwood Street, Three Rivers, VereenigingEMIS

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Germiston64.6 km · 40 min
Johannesburg CBD65.3 km · 41 min
Rosebank74.1 km · 47 min

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What other schools are near First Steps Elementary?

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

Riverside High School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 5

1,327 learners 56 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools

Three Rivers · 0.6km away
Suikerbos Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

643 learners 28 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

Vereeniging · 1.1km away
Laerskool Risiville

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

863 learners 40 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools

Vereeniging · 1.8km away
Fundamental Faculty

Primary · Independent

497 learners 29 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools

Vereeniging · 2.2km away
Fundamental High School

Secondary · Independent

260 learners 17 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Vereeniging · 2.2km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent primary schools in Gauteng.

Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Fundamental Faculty

Primary · Independent

497 learners 29 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools

Vereeniging
Boiketlong Christian School

Primary · Independent

School-confirmed
610 learners 24 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools

Boiketlong
Pride Junior Academy

Primary · Independent

287 learners 15 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools

Vereeniging

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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