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Motlamogatsane Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 800034872

Acornhoek, Bohlabela, Mpumalanga

398
Learners
33:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Motlamogatsane Primary School?

Motlamogatsane Primary School is a public primary school in Acornhoek, within the Bohlabela education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 398 enrolled learners and 12 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1.

It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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 Bushbuckridge Local Municipality local municipality. Among 188 Q3 Primary schools in Mpumalanga, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at Township Ga Moreku, Acornhoek, 1360, and can be reached on 079 207 5472.

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No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 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 Motlamogatsane 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 59% of similar schools

(Q3 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

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Township Ga Moreku, Acornhoek, 1360
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Distance to Major Centres

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Mbombela126.3 km · 105 min

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Location

What other schools are near Motlamogatsane Primary School?

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

Lesedi Lower and Higher Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
443 learners 11 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Shatale · 1.5km away
Aplos Chiloane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
384 learners 10 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Acornhoek · 1.6km away
Lethipele Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
465 learners 16 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools

Acornhoek · 2km away
Phatsedi Lower and Higher Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
219 learners 8 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Athurseat · 2.3km away
Makwetse Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
834 learners 22 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Acornhoek · 2.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 3.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Motlamogatsane Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Aplos Chiloane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
384 learners 10 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Acornhoek
Senone Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
633 learners 15 educators 42:1

Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools

Acornhoek
Mapateletse Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
486 learners 14 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools

Acornhoek

Frequently Asked Questions

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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