What type of school is Petunia S/S?

Petunia 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?

Petunia S/S has 1,404 enrolled learners and 49 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 29:1.

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 Petunia S/S located?

Petunia S/S is in Heidedal, MOTHEO district, Free State. Address: 43 - 47 PETUNIA STREET, HEIDEDAL, HEIDEDAL, BLOEMFONTEIN, 9306.

Petunia 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: 440304250

Heidedal, MOTHEO, Free State

1,404

Learners

29:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Petunia S/S?

Petunia S/S is a public secondary school in Heidedal, within the MOTHEO education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,404 enrolled learners and 49 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 29:1. 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.

Large school

This school has 1,404 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Petunia 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 22%

(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 Petunia S/S?

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

Heatherdale Cs/S

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,571 learners 49 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 6%

Heidedal · 0.1km away

Olympia P/S

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,280 learners 40 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 54%

Heidedal · 0.6km away

Credence P/S

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,169 learners 36 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 46%

Heidedal · 0.9km away

Lesedi P/S

PrimaryPublicQ3

730 learners 22 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 41%

Bochabela Location · 1.4km away

Bergmans S/S

SecondaryPublicQ3

344 learners 13 educators 27:1

Lower L:E ratio than 86%

Grassland · 1.5km away

Which schools are similar to Petunia S/S?

Secondary schools in Heidedal with a similar quintile (Q4).

Heatherdale Cs/S

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,571 learners 49 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 6%

Heidedal

Dr. Blok S/S

SecondaryPublicQ4

1,374 learners 42 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 0%

Heidedal

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43 - 47 PETUNIA STREET, HEIDEDAL, HEIDEDAL, BLOEMFONTEIN, 9306

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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.