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Nkothasi Primary School

PrimaryPublicFull Service Schools EMIS: 800034952

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Bushbuckridge, Bohlabela, Mpumalanga

467
Learners
31:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Nkothasi Primary School?

Nkothasi Primary School is a public primary school in Bushbuckridge, within the Bohlabela education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 467 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Nkothasi 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 68% of similar schools

(Q3 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

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Stand No. 50, Arthurstone , Bushbuckridge , 1280
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mbombela76.6 km
Barberton109.6 km
Middelburg198.9 km
Ermelo223.9 km
Emalahleni224 km
Secunda273.5 km

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What other schools are near Nkothasi Primary School?

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

Freddy Sithole High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
796 learners 31 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools

Bushbuckridge · 0.6km away
Xingala-Makamu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
504 learners 14 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Bushbuckridge · 1.3km away
Beng Ba Lona Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
152 learners 7 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 97% of similar schools

Bushbuckridge · 1.4km away
Saselani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
753 learners 25 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Bushbuckridge · 2.1km away
Kufakwezwe Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
585 learners 18 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Bushbuckridge · 2.3km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other primary schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 3.

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Nkothasi Primary School.

Twalakule Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
803 learners 12 educators 67:1

Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools

Bushbuckridge
Nkwenkwezi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
958 learners 28 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools

Dwarsloop
Maviljan Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
209 learners 7 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools

Bushbuckridge

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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

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