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Ithamsanqa Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 500447515

Utrecht, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal

668
Learners
37:1
Learners per educator
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Ithamsanqa Primary School?

Ithamsanqa Primary School is a public primary school in Utrecht, within the Amajuba education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 668 enrolled learners and 18 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1.

It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees.

The school falls within the Emadlangeni Local Municipality local municipality. Among 1113 Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 86% of similar schools.

The school is at Vaalbank Utrecht Utrecht 2980, and can be reached on 083 473 5015.

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No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ithamsanqa 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 14% of similar schools

(Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Vaalbank Utrecht Utrecht 2980
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Distance to Major Centres

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Newcastle60.9 km · 46 min

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Location

What other schools are near Ithamsanqa Primary School?

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

Umzilikazi High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,605 learners 44 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Amajuba · 0.8km away
Sgodiphola Primary School
CombinedPublicQ3
396 learners 17 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 85% of similar schools

Osizweni · 4.8km away
Emxhakeni Combined Primary School
CombinedPublicQ2
253 learners 8 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools

Waterval Farm · 5.2km away
Izimbuthu Primary School
CombinedPublicQ2
569 learners 18 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools

Utrecht · 5.4km away
Buhlebomzinyathi Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
622 learners 18 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Osizweni · 6.2km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 2.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Ithamsanqa Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Utrecht Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
444 learners 11 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Bensdorp
Spookmill Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
296 learners 11 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 65% of similar schools

Farm
Jobstown Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,116 learners 33 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 31% of similar schools

Madadeni

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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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