What type of school is Gamagara Hoërskool?

Gamagara Hoërskool 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. Gamagara Hoërskool is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Gamagara Hoërskool has 1,072 enrolled learners and 36 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 30:1.

What does Quintile 1 mean?

Quintile 1 schools serve the poorest communities and receive the highest per-learner government funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Gamagara Hoërskool located?

Gamagara Hoërskool is in Deben, JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE (JTG) district, Northern Cape. Address: 26 MAIN STREET, DEBEN, DIBENG, 8463.

Gamagara Hoërskool

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 300044208

Deben, JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE (JTG), Northern Cape

1,072

Learners

30:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Gamagara Hoërskool?

Gamagara Hoërskool is a public secondary school in Deben, within the JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE (JTG) education district of the Northern Cape. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,072 enrolled learners and 36 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. 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. 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 1 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 Gamagara Hoërskool?

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 20%

(Q1 Secondary schools in Northern Cape)

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 Gamagara Hoërskool?

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

Deben Primêre Skool

PrimaryPublicQ1

2,131 learners 67 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 13%

Deben · 0.9km away

Sishen Intermediate Mine School

IntermediatePublicQ2

1,293 learners 39 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Kathu · 16.2km away

Hoërskool Kathu

SecondaryPublicQ5

1,212 learners 50 educators 24:1

Lower L:E ratio than 14%

Kathu · 20km away

Laerskool Kathu

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,855 learners 65 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 24%

Kathu · 20.5km away

Sishen Primêre Skool

PrimaryPublicQ2

936 learners 32 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 45%

Null · 23.7km away

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26 MAIN STREET, DEBEN, DIBENG, 8463

0537232047

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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.