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Umsebe Primary School

PrimaryPublicFull Service School EMIS: 800024372

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Wesselton, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga

1,309
Learners
33:1
Learners per educator
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Umsebe Primary School?

Umsebe Primary School is a public primary school in Wesselton, within the Gert Sibande education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,309 enrolled learners and 40 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1.

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 Msukaligwa Local Municipality local municipality. Among 276 Q1 Primary schools in Mpumalanga, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at 462 Mabilisa Street, Wesselton, Ermelo, 2350, and can be reached on 083 540 8124.

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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.

Large school

This school has 1,309 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Umsebe 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 50% of similar schools

(Q1 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)

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462 Mabilisa Street, Wesselton, Ermelo, 2350
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Distance to Major Centres

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Ermelo5.4 km · 6 min

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What other schools are near Umsebe Primary School?

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

Pieter Mabuza Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,258 learners 35 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools

Wesselton · 0.5km away
Cebisa Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,367 learners 41 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools

Wesselton · 0.8km away
Lindile Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
832 learners 33 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 92% of similar schools

Wesselton · 0.8km away
Phumula Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,306 learners 36 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools

Ermelo · 1km away
Ermelo Indian Combined School
CombinedPublicQ5
504 learners 24 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools

Ermelo · 1.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 1.

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

Endotsheni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
195 learners 7 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools

Ermelo
Ring Kink Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
82 learners 4 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools

Lothair
Hlalisani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
227 learners 7 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Sheepmoor

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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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