Maranatha Primary School
Piet Retief, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga
What kind of school is Maranatha Primary School?
Maranatha Primary School is an independent combined school in Piet Retief, within the Gert Sibande education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 308 enrolled learners and 23 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.
What You Should Know
Independent school
Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.
Combined school
Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Maranatha 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 38% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in Mpumalanga)
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.
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Schools serving similar communities
Other combined schools in Mpumalanga (independent).
Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Maranatha Primary School.
Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools
Frequently Asked Questions
School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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.