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Mawelewele Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 500493321

Klaarwater, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

1,043
Learners
34:1
Learners per educator
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Mawelewele Primary School?

Mawelewele Primary School is a public primary school in Klaarwater, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,043 enrolled learners and 31 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1.

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 Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 1113 Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at 30855 Klaarwater Pinetown 3609, and can be reached on 076 742 8847.

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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 Mawelewele 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 32% of similar schools

(Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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30855 Klaarwater Pinetown 3609
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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Pinetown12.9 km · 15 min
Westville17.5 km · 19 min
Durban CBD28.6 km · 23 min

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Location

What other schools are near Mawelewele Primary School?

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

Shallcross Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,628 learners 51 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

Demat · 0.7km away
Klaarwater Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
940 learners 26 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools

Ndlovu Street · 0.8km away
Margot Fonteyn Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,291 learners 52 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools

Pinetown · 0.8km away
Savannah Park Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ5
1,831 learners 61 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools

Umlazi · 0.9km away
Crossmead Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
476 learners 21 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 82% of similar schools

Crossmoor · 1.1km 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 Mawelewele Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Shallcross Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,628 learners 51 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

Demat
Ekukhoseleni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
178 learners 8 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Marrianhill
Imbaliyethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,634 learners 44 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools

Chatsworth

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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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