What kind of school is Highlands High?
Highlands High is an independent secondary school in Burgersfort, within the Sekhukhune East education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 380 enrolled learners and 26 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 15:1.
The school falls within the Fetakgomo-Greater Tubatse local municipality. Among 27 Independent Secondary schools in Limpopo, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at 1570 Leopards Ave, Leopards Bush, and can be reached on 013 216 7677.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Highlands High?
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 50% of similar schools
(Independent Secondary schools in Limpopo)
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What other schools are near Highlands High?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 19% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other independent secondary schools in Limpopo.
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.
Fewer learners per educator than 73% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools
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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). 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
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