What type of school is Olien S/S?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Olien S/S has 363 enrolled learners and 13 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 28:1.

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 Olien S/S located?

Olien S/S is in Fauresmith, XHARIEP district, Free State. Address: 1 ACHTERKERK STREET, , , FAURESMITH, 9978.

Olien S/S

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 441304220

Fauresmith, XHARIEP, Free State

363

Learners

28:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Olien S/S?

Olien S/S is a public secondary school in Fauresmith, within the XHARIEP education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 363 enrolled learners and 13 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1. 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 Olien 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 67%

(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 Olien S/S?

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

Tswaraganang P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

435 learners 15 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 64%

Ipopeng · 1.2km away

Vooruitsig P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

231 learners 11 educators 21:1

Lower L:E ratio than 91%

Frayville · 1.8km away

Jagersfontein C/S

CombinedPublicQ3

576 learners 20 educators 29:1

Lower L:E ratio than 25%

Jagersfontein · 11.5km away

St Lawrence P/S

PrimaryPublicQ3

327 learners 11 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 73%

Jagersfontein · 11.7km away

Boaramelo C/S

CombinedPublicQ1

994 learners 32 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 17%

Itumeleng · 13.2km away

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1 ACHTERKERK STREET, , , FAURESMITH, 9978

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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.