What type of school is Rainbow S/S?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Rainbow S/S has 1,631 enrolled learners and 49 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 33:1.

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 Rainbow S/S located?

Rainbow S/S is in Phahameng Location, LEJWELEPUTSWA district, Free State. Address: 3590 MOOKODI STREET, PHAHAMENG LOCATION, PHAHAMENG LOCATION, BULTFONTEIN, 9670.

Rainbow S/S

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 440808312

Phahameng Location, LEJWELEPUTSWA, Free State

1,631

Learners

33:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Rainbow S/S?

Rainbow S/S is a public secondary school in Phahameng Location, within the LEJWELEPUTSWA education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a very large school with 1,631 enrolled learners and 49 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1. 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.

Large school

This school has 1,631 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Rainbow 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 21%

(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 Rainbow S/S?

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

Ntuthuzelo P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

1,306 learners 39 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 26%

Phahameng Location · 0.3km away

Ikgwantlelle P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

967 learners 32 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 55%

Bultfontein · 1.2km away

Repholositswe S/S

SecondaryPublicQ1

909 learners 40 educators 23:1

Lower L:E ratio than 92%

Phahameng Loc · 1.3km away

Magakajane P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

990 learners 30 educators 33:1

Lower L:E ratio than 30%

Phahameng Location · 1.3km away

Matima-Lenyora P/S

PrimaryPublicQ1

952 learners 27 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 13%

Matima Lenyora P.s · 1.7km away

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3590 MOOKODI STREET, PHAHAMENG LOCATION, PHAHAMENG LOCATION, BULTFONTEIN, 9670

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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.