What type of school is Hts Welkom?

Hts Welkom 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?

Hts Welkom has 781 enrolled learners and 37 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 21:1.

What does Quintile 4 mean?

Quintile 4 schools serve relatively well-resourced communities and receive lower per-learner government funding. They may charge school fees.

Where is Hts Welkom located?

Hts Welkom is in Welkom, LEJWELEPUTSWA district, Free State. Address: 91 VOLKS ROAD, WELKOM, WELKOM, WELKOM, 9460.

Hts Welkom

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 444712082

Welkom, LEJWELEPUTSWA, Free State

781

Learners

21:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Hts Welkom?

Hts Welkom is a public secondary school in Welkom, within the LEJWELEPUTSWA education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 781 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 21:1. It is classified as Quintile 4 — 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 4 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 Hts Welkom?

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 61%

(Q4 Secondary schools in Free State)

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 Hts Welkom?

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

Unitas Cs/S

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,242 learners 43 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 11%

Doorn · 0.2km away

St Dominic's College Ci/S

CombinedIndependent

525 learners 1 educators 525:1

Lower L:E ratio than 0%

Welkom · 0.7km away

Welkom Volkskool P/S

PrimaryPublicQ5

728 learners 32 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 52%

Doorn · 0.9km away

Aurora P/S

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,204 learners 39 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 8%

Dagbreek · 1km away

Bonsai Learning Centre

Special NeedsIndependent

25 learners 4 educators 6:1

Too few similar schools for a reliable comparison

Dagbreek · 1.1km away

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91 VOLKS ROAD, WELKOM, WELKOM, WELKOM, 9460

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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.