What kind of school is Mahikaneng Primary School?
Mahikaneng Primary School is a public primary school in Kuruman, within the John Taolo Gaetsewe (JTG) education district of the Northern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 905 enrolled learners and 26 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1.
It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality local municipality. Among 102 Q1 Primary schools in Northern Cape, it has more learners per educator than 99% of similar schools.
The school is at Sevenmiles, Mothibistad, 8460, and can be reached on 083 404 8539.
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No tuition fees
As a Quintile 1 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 Mahikaneng 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 1% of similar schools
(Q1 Primary schools in Northern Cape)
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What other schools are near Mahikaneng Primary School?
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 31% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public primary schools in Northern Cape with Quintile 1.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Mahikaneng Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 24% 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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