What type of school is Hoërskool Volksrust?

Hoërskool Volksrust 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?

Hoërskool Volksrust has 735 enrolled learners and 42 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 18:1.

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 Hoërskool Volksrust located?

Hoërskool Volksrust is in Volksrust, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: Cnr Dan Pienaar & Joubert Street, , Volksrust, 2470.

Hoërskool Volksrust

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: 800005991

Volksrust, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

735

Learners

18:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Hoërskool Volksrust?

Hoërskool Volksrust is a public secondary school in Volksrust, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 735 enrolled learners and 42 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1. 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.

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.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Hoërskool Volksrust?

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 84%

(Q5 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

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 Hoërskool Volksrust?

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

Volksrust School of Hope

PrimaryIndependent

32 learners 4 educators 8:1

Lower L:E ratio than 84%

Volksrust · 0.7km away

Laerskool Pionier

PrimaryPublicQ5

674 learners 36 educators 19:1

Lower L:E ratio than 82%

Volksrust · 1.1km away

C V O Amajuba

PrimaryIndependent

17 learners 5 educators 3:1

Lower L:E ratio than 97%

Volksrust · 1.3km away

Volksrust Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

922 learners 28 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 23%

Mountain View · 1.4km away

Theu Theu Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

945 learners 32 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 76%

Volksrust · 3.2km away

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Cnr Dan Pienaar & Joubert Street, , Volksrust, 2470

0177355169

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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.