What type of school is Paul Erasmus S/S?

Paul Erasmus S/S 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?

Paul Erasmus S/S has 264 enrolled learners and 17 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 16:1.

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 Paul Erasmus S/S located?

Paul Erasmus S/S is in Senekal, THABO MOFUTSANYANA district, Free State. Address: Van Niekerk Street, Senekal, Senekal, SENEKAL, 9600.

Paul Erasmus S/S

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: 443701267

Senekal, THABO MOFUTSANYANA, Free State

264

Learners

16:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Paul Erasmus S/S?

Paul Erasmus S/S is a public secondary school in Senekal, within the THABO MOFUTSANYANA education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 264 enrolled learners and 17 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 16:1. 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 Paul Erasmus 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 94%

(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 Paul Erasmus S/S?

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

Senekal P/S

PrimaryPublicQ4

437 learners 23 educators 19:1

Lower L:E ratio than 62%

Senekal · 0.4km away

Ebenezer Christian Academy Pi/S

PrimaryIndependent

70 learners 7 educators 10:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Senekal · 2.4km away

Rehotse I/S

IntermediatePublicQ3

812 learners 25 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Matwabeng · 3.2km away

Matwabeng P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

690 learners 22 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 43%

Matwabeng · 3.5km away

Tumisang P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

1,343 learners 33 educators 41:1

Lower L:E ratio than 1%

Matwabeng Location · 3.5km away

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Van Niekerk Street, Senekal, Senekal, SENEKAL, 9600

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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.