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Gmci School of Excellence

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Primary · Independent · EMIS 500498945

Emcebo, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal

151 learners 19:1 learners per educator

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

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What kind of school is Gmci School of Excellence?

Gmci School of Excellence is an independent primary school in Emcebo, within the Zululand education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 151 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 19:1.

Among 114 Independent Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at Emcebo Area Emcebo Nongoma 3950, and can be reached on 073 864 4278.

School fees at Gmci School of Excellence

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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
202031
202163
202284
202384
2025151

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 Gmci School of Excellence?

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 27% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Emcebo Area Emcebo Nongoma 3950EMIS
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Richards Bay196 km · 136 min

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What other schools are near Gmci School of Excellence?

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

Mangqwashu Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 2

101 learners 6 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 92% of similar schools

Near Big Dam · 0.9km away
Ebukhalini Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 2

770 learners 22 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 25% of similar schools

Hlabisa Road · 2.3km away
Ngethule C.P. School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

273 learners 10 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools

Nongoma · 2.5km away
Manzimakhulu Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 2

376 learners 10 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools

Nongoma · 2.6km away
Nhlanhlayethu Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 2

321 learners 14 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Zululand · 2.7km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal.

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.

Wisdom Gate Primary School

Primary · Independent

School-confirmed
213 learners 11 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

White City
New Life School

Primary · Independent

196 learners 10 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools

Zululand
Smiley Kids Educational Centre

Primary · Independent

School-confirmed
193 learners 13 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Zululand

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

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