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Little People's Academy

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Primary · Independent · EMIS 500504976

Umhlatuzana, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

239 learners 17:1 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 Little People's Academy?

Little People's Academy is an independent primary school in Umhlatuzana, within the Umlazi education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 239 enrolled learners and 14 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 17:1.

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 102/104 Collier Avenue Umhlatuzana Durban 4092, and can be reached on 031 402 1280.

School fees at Little People's Academy

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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
2022135
2023173
2025239

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 Little People's Academy?

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 35% of similar schools

(Independent Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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102/104 Collier Avenue Umhlatuzana Durban 4092EMIS
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Pinetown16.9 km · 17 min
Durban CBD17.5 km · 15 min
Amanzimtoti21.5 km · 15 min

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What other schools are near Little People's Academy?

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

Apollo Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 5

1,031 learners 37 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 27% of similar schools

Umhlatuzana Township · 0.5km away
Willow Park Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

409 learners 22 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools

Umhlatuzana Township · 0.5km away
Parkview Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 4

116 learners 10 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools

Woodhurst · 0.7km away
Sathya Sai School Chatsworth

Combined · Independent

89 learners 10 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Chatsworth · 0.9km away
Erica Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 5

371 learners 17 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 60% of similar schools

Kharwastan · 1km 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.

Mohamed Ebrahim Islamic School

Primary · Independent

416 learners 31 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

Croftdene
Kingsword Academy School

Primary · Independent

160 learners 15 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools

Crossmoor
Little Darlings Educare Centre

Primary · Independent

71 learners 5 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools

Merebank

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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). 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 data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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