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Silindele Junior Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 500265512

Botha's Hill, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal

446
Learners
34:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Silindele Junior Primary School?

Silindele Junior Primary School is a public primary school in Botha's Hill, within the Pinetown education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 446 enrolled learners and 13 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1.

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 Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 829 Q3 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 Kwa-Nyuswa Reserve, Nyuswa Reserve, Bothashill, 3660, and can be reached on 031 777 4010.

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 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 Silindele Junior 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 43% of similar schools

(Q3 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Kwa-Nyuswa Reserve, Nyuswa Reserve, Bothashill, 3660

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Pinetown26.7 km · 29 min
Westville34.9 km · 35 min
Durban CBD44.4 km · 39 min

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Location

What other schools are near Silindele Junior Primary School?

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

Nyuswa Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
193 learners 6 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 58% of similar schools

Kwa-nyuswa · 0.3km away
Siyajabula High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,289 learners 39 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools

Nyuswa Area · 0.8km away
Mnyameni Zenex Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
468 learners 16 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 72% of similar schools

Bothas Hill · 1.8km away
Ukusakwabasha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
239 learners 9 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 82% of similar schools

Ezitholeni Kwanyuswa · 1.8km away
Mathebethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
161 learners 5 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

Hillcrest · 2km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 3.

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

Nyuswa Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
193 learners 6 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 58% of similar schools

Kwa-nyuswa
Ukusakwabasha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
239 learners 9 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 82% of similar schools

Ezitholeni Kwanyuswa
Umphumela Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
443 learners 14 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

Kwa-nyuswa Reserve

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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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