Effort Primary Farm School

Effort Primary Farm School is a public primary school in Nigel, Gauteng, in the Sedibeng East education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a primary school. In 2025 it had 217 learners and 12 educators, about 18.1 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public primary schools in Gauteng (1 006 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-poorest 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees. As a Section 21 school, its governing body manages part of its own budget.

School facts

School type	Public primary school
Phase (DBE)	Primary School
Sector	Public
Quintile	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	217
Educators (2025)	12
Learners per educator	18.1 (province average 30.1)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	700350603

Address and location

Street address	117, Smuts Road Jameson, Nigel, Nigel, Nigel
Postal address	2060 Nigel 1490
Town	Nigel
Province	Gauteng
Education district	Sedibeng East
Circuit	2
Municipality	Lesedi Local Municipality
Ward	74203010
Former department	Department of Education & Training(DET)

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Admissions

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