What type of school is Gatelapele Secondary School?

Gatelapele Secondary School 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. Gatelapele Secondary School is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Gatelapele Secondary School has 815 enrolled learners and 33 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 25:1.

What does Quintile 3 mean?

Quintile 3 schools serve communities with moderate financial need and receive above-average funding. They are typically no-fee schools.

Where is Gatelapele Secondary School located?

Gatelapele Secondary School is in Tswelelang, DR KENNETH KAUNDA district, North West. Address: 113 Main Road, Tswelelang, Wolmaransstad, 3747.

Gatelapele Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 600100428

Tswelelang, DR KENNETH KAUNDA, North West

815

Learners

25:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Gatelapele Secondary School?

Gatelapele Secondary School is a public secondary school in Tswelelang, within the DR KENNETH KAUNDA education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 815 enrolled learners and 33 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 25:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 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 Gatelapele Secondary School?

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 90%

(Q3 Secondary schools in North West)

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 Gatelapele Secondary School?

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

Ragogang Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,125 learners 37 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 65%

Tswelelang · 0.4km away

Bophepa Public School

PrimaryPublicQ2

663 learners 25 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 73%

Tswelelang · 0.5km away

Reabona Secondary

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,149 learners 36 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 33%

Tswelelang · 0.5km away

Boineelo Public School

PrimaryPublicQ3

776 learners 25 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 61%

Tswelelang · 1.2km away

Gontse Public Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,555 learners 53 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Tswelelang · 1.3km away

Which schools are similar to Gatelapele Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Tswelelang with a similar quintile (Q3).

Reabona Secondary

SecondaryPublicQ3

1,149 learners 36 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 33%

Tswelelang

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113 Main Road, Tswelelang, Wolmaransstad, 3747

0180650017

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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.