What type of school is General Smuts High School?

General Smuts High School is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How many learners attend this school?

General Smuts High School has 1,405 enrolled learners and 56 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 25:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is General Smuts High School located?

General Smuts High School is in Vereeniging, SEDIBENG EAST district, Gauteng. Address: 1, CNR. VAN RIEBEECK ST. AND BEACONSFIELD AVE., VEREENIGING, VEREENIGING, VEREENIGING.

General Smuts High School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 700330126

Vereeniging, SEDIBENG EAST, Gauteng

1,405

Learners

25:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is General Smuts High School?

General Smuts High School is a public secondary school in Vereeniging, within the SEDIBENG EAST education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,405 enrolled learners and 56 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 25:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

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

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

Large school

This school has 1,405 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at General Smuts High 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 43%

(Q5 Secondary schools in Gauteng)

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 General Smuts High School?

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

Selborne Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

1,085 learners 37 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 43%

Vereeniging · 0.2km away

Eurekaskool

PrimaryPublic

472 learners 63 educators 8:1

Lower L:E ratio than 83%

Vereeniging · 0.4km away

Isiqalo Primary School

PrimaryIndependent

42 learners 10 educators 4:1

Lower L:E ratio than 97%

Vereeniging · 0.6km away

Prince and Princess Private School

PrimaryIndependent

64 learners 13 educators 5:1

Lower L:E ratio than 95%

Vereeniging · 0.6km away

Jeppe Education Centre - Vereeniging

SecondaryIndependent

389 learners 19 educators 21:1

Lower L:E ratio than 17%

Vereeniging · 0.7km away

Which schools are similar to General Smuts High School?

Secondary schools in Vereeniging with a similar quintile (Q5).

Roshnee Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ5

743 learners 26 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 23%

Vereeniging

Hoërskool Drie Riviere

SecondaryPublicQ5

787 learners 46 educators 17:1

Lower L:E ratio than 88%

Vereeniging

Hoërskool Overvaal

SecondaryPublicQ5

781 learners 35 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 61%

Vereeniging

Vereeniging Gimnasium

SecondaryPublicQ5

558 learners 33 educators 17:1

Lower L:E ratio than 90%

Vereeniging

Phoenix Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ5

975 learners 37 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 33%

Vereeniging

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1, CNR. VAN RIEBEECK ST. AND BEACONSFIELD AVE., VEREENIGING, VEREENIGING, VEREENIGING

0825540739

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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.