What type of school is Setsheng Secondary School?

Setsheng Secondary School 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?

Setsheng Secondary School has 894 enrolled learners and 25 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 36:1.

What does Quintile 2 mean?

Quintile 2 schools serve communities with significant financial need and receive high per-learner funding. They are designated as no-fee schools.

Where is Setsheng Secondary School located?

Setsheng Secondary School is in Balfour, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: 1061 CNR NHLAPO & NZIMANDE SEC, SIYATHEMBA LOCATION, BALFOUR, 2410.

Setsheng Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800020396

Balfour, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

894

Learners

36:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Setsheng Secondary School?

Setsheng Secondary School is a public secondary school in Balfour, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 894 enrolled learners and 25 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 36:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Setsheng Secondary School?

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 13%

(Q2 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

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 Setsheng Secondary School?

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

Isifisosethu Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ2

941 learners 29 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 43%

Balfour · 1.9km away

Bonukukhanya Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,099 learners 31 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 38%

Balfour · 2.3km away

Siyathemba Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

561 learners 14 educators 40:1

Lower L:E ratio than 9%

Balfour · 2.5km away

Qalabocha Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

280 learners 11 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 89%

Balfour · 3.2km away

Vusumuzi Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,422 learners 34 educators 42:1

Lower L:E ratio than 7%

Balfour · 3.2km away

Which schools are similar to Setsheng Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Balfour with a similar quintile (Q2).

Isifisosethu Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ2

941 learners 29 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 43%

Balfour

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1061 CNR NHLAPO & NZIMANDE SEC, SIYATHEMBA LOCATION, BALFOUR, 2410

0177730433

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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.