Phopolo Primary School
Pankop, Nkangala, Mpumalanga
What kind of school is Phopolo Primary School?
Phopolo Primary School is a public primary school in Pankop, within the Nkangala education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 489 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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 Phopolo 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 56% of similar schools
(Q2 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)
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Schools serving similar communities
Other primary schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 2.
Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Phopolo Primary School.
Fewer learners per educator than 66% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools
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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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