What type of school is Nkarabeng S/S?

Nkarabeng S/S 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. Nkarabeng S/S is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Nkarabeng S/S has 799 enrolled learners and 25 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 32:1.

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 Nkarabeng S/S located?

Nkarabeng S/S is in Kestell, THABO MOFUTSANYANA district, Free State. Address: 1107 TLHOLONG, KESTELL, KESTELL, KESTELL, 9860.

Nkarabeng S/S

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 440101190

Kestell, THABO MOFUTSANYANA, Free State

799

Learners

32:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Nkarabeng S/S?

Nkarabeng S/S is a public secondary school in Kestell, within the THABO MOFUTSANYANA education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 799 enrolled learners and 25 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. 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 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

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 Nkarabeng S/S?

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 37%

(Q1 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 Nkarabeng S/S?

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

Dipelaneng P/S

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,384 learners 39 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 12%

Kestell · 1.4km away

Retief C/S

CombinedPublicQ4

859 learners 46 educators 19:1

Lower L:E ratio than 62%

Kestell · 1.4km away

Deotrefes Christian Pi/S

PrimaryIndependent

47 learners 5 educators 9:1

Lower L:E ratio than 76%

Kestell · 2.8km away

Majweng Pf/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

228 learners 8 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 67%

Harrismith · 17.4km away

Seotlong As/S

SecondaryPublicQ3

741 learners 27 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 84%

Phuthaditjhaba · 20.5km away

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1107 TLHOLONG, KESTELL, KESTELL, KESTELL, 9860

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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.