Skip to main content

Siphumelele Combined School

Not yet confirmed by the school
IntermediatePublic EMIS: 800021295

Kwamhlanga, Nkangala, Mpumalanga

65 learners 9:1 ratio Q3

At a glance

Type
Public intermediate
Fees
No-fee school

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

Is this your school? Email us from your official school address and we'll verify it before sending you a link to manage this page.

See what an enhanced page looks like

[email protected]

Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. Late applications: contact the school directly. · Provincial default, check the school · How admissions work

What kind of school is Siphumelele Combined School?

Siphumelele Combined School is a public intermediate school in Kwamhlanga, within the Nkangala education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small school with 65 enrolled learners and 7 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.

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 Thembisile Local Municipality local municipality. Among 18 Q3 Intermediate schools in Mpumalanga, it has fewer learners per educator than 100% of similar schools.

The school is at Stand No 223, Kwamhlanga, 1022, and can be reached on 081 721 8073.

What we don't have yet

  • Exact fee amount
  • Admissions process, open days or deadlines
  • Whether the school uses WhatsApp

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

Learn about different exam bodies in South Africa

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Siphumelele Combined 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.

Among the lowest learner-educator ratios of 18 similar schools

(Q3 Intermediate schools in Mpumalanga)

More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes

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.

Small school

This school has 65 enrolled learners.

Contact

Stand No 223, Kwamhlanga, 1022EMIS
Chat on WhatsApp

Opens WhatsApp. Only works if the school uses WhatsApp on this number.

DBE EMIS Q3 2025 Report a correction

Location

Distances & travel Distance to city centres, and travel time from your address

Distance to Major Centres

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

Emalahleni84.9 km · 53 min

Commute Planner

How long from drop-off to work?

Opens Google Maps with traffic data. Your address is saved locally for other school profiles.

What other schools are near Siphumelele Combined School?

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

Mapondo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
739 learners 20 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Kwamhlanga · 0.3km away
Khuthalani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
711 learners 20 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Kwamhlanga · 1km away
Phelwane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
396 learners 11 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools

Tweefontein · 1.1km away
Phambili Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,232 learners 36 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools

Empumalanga · 1.3km away
Gijimani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
349 learners 12 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools

Kwamhlanga · 1.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public intermediate schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 3.

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

Sikhulisiwe Primary School
IntermediatePublicQ3
338 learners 19 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools

Empumalanga
Phanagela Primary School
IntermediatePublicQ3
102 learners 6 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 82% of similar schools

Kwamhlanga
Sizweni Primary School
IntermediatePublicQ3
502 learners 14 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Kwamhlanga

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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so 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.

Staff member at this school? Email [email protected] from your school address and we'll verify it before sending you a link.

See what an enhanced page looks like