What kind of school is Mapala Primary School?
Mapala Primary School is a public intermediate school in Phake, within the Nkangala education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 555 enrolled learners and 20 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1.
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 Dr Js Moroka Local Municipality local municipality. Among 11 Q2 Intermediate schools in Mpumalanga, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
The school is at Stand No.367, Phake Thabeng, Hammanskraal, 432, and can be reached on 012 721 6323.
What You Should Know
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.
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 Mapala 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 70% of similar schools
(Q2 Intermediate schools in Mpumalanga)
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Schools serving similar communities
Other public intermediate schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 2.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Mapala 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 40% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 80% 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
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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