What type of school is Bathopele?

Bathopele is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Bathopele is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Bathopele has 682 enrolled learners and 22 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 31:1.

What does Quintile 2 mean?

Quintile 2 schools serve communities with significant financial need and receive high per-learner funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Bathopele located?

Bathopele is in Warmbad, WATERBERG district, Limpopo. Address: BOTLHANE 607; PIENAARSRIVIER.

Bathopele

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 991104502

Warmbad, WATERBERG, Limpopo

682

Learners

31:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Bathopele?

Bathopele is a public secondary school in Warmbad, within the WATERBERG education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 682 enrolled learners and 22 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1. 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. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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 Bathopele?

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 62%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Limpopo)

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.

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What other schools are near Bathopele?

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

Pienaarsrivier

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,110 learners 30 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 30%

Pienaarsrivier · 1.1km away

Blaauwboschkuil

PrimaryPublicQ1

424 learners 12 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 48%

Radium · 15.3km away

Malebone

PrimaryPublicQ1

131 learners 6 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 98%

Noodhulpvillage · 33.2km away

Khabele

PrimaryPublicQ3

354 learners 11 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 85%

Belabela · 36km away

Bela-Bela

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,182 learners 35 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 53%

Belabela · 36.1km away

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BOTLHANE 607; PIENAARSRIVIER

0127220278

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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.