What kind of school is Qalindlela Primary School?
Qalindlela Primary School is a public primary school in Hlabisa, within the Umkhanyakude education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 210 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 26:1.
It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality local municipality. Among 1412 Q1 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at Manzamnyama Area, Amanzamnyama, Nongoma, 3950, and can be reached on 076 736 0295.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
No tuition fees
As a Quintile 1 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 Qalindlela 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 57% of similar schools
(Q1 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Qalindlela Primary School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 84% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 35% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 1.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Qalindlela Primary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 35% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 23% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 47% of similar schools
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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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