Ziwelile Primary School
Piet Retief, Gert Sibande, Mpumalanga
What kind of school is Ziwelile Primary School?
Ziwelile Primary School is a public primary school in Piet Retief, within the Gert Sibande education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small school with 153 enrolled learners and 5 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality.
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.
What You Should Know
Small school
This school has 153 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ziwelile 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 67% of similar schools
(Q1 Primary schools in Mpumalanga)
Location
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Schools serving similar communities
Other primary schools in Mpumalanga with Quintile 1.
Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Ziwelile Primary School.
Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools
Frequently Asked Questions
School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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.