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Solomon Mahlangu Primary School

PrimaryPublic EMIS: 500496281

Pinetown, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal

803
Learners
38:1
Learners per educator
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Solomon Mahlangu Primary School?

Solomon Mahlangu Primary School is a public primary school in Pinetown, within the Pinetown education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 803 enrolled learners and 21 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 38:1.

It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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 1113 Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 90% of similar schools.

The school is at Cornubia Housing Development Verulam 4339, and can be reached on 031 568 4467.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 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 Solomon Mahlangu 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 10% of similar schools

(Q2 Primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Cornubia Housing Development Verulam 4339

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Umhlanga10.4 km · 12 min
Durban CBD24.9 km · 20 min
Westville30.2 km · 23 min

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Location

What other schools are near Solomon Mahlangu Primary School?

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

New Hope Christian Combined School
CombinedIndependent
19 learners 7 educators 3:1

Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools

Pinetown · 1.5km away
Grove-End Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
774 learners 27 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Grove End · 1.6km away
Grandmore Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
421 learners 16 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Grandmore · 1.8km away
Sterngrove Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
304 learners 10 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Grove End · 1.8km away
Jhugroo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
312 learners 9 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Pinetown · 1.9km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 2.

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

Siphosethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
713 learners 20 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Mt. Edgecombe
Parkgate Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
894 learners 25 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Parkgate
Kwaginga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,157 learners 31 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools

Amaotana

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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