What type of school is Taiwe S/S?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Taiwe S/S has 1,426 enrolled learners and 43 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 33:1.

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 Taiwe S/S located?

Taiwe S/S is in Masilo, LEJWELEPUTSWA district, Free State. Address: 3601 Basil Read, Masilo, Masilo, THEUNISSEN, 9410.

Taiwe S/S

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 444008151

Masilo, LEJWELEPUTSWA, Free State

1,426

Learners

33:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Taiwe S/S?

Taiwe S/S is a public secondary school in Masilo, within the LEJWELEPUTSWA education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,426 enrolled learners and 43 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Large school

This school has 1,426 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Taiwe 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 19%

(Q2 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 Taiwe S/S?

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

Reseamohetse P/S

PrimaryPublicQ2

809 learners 26 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 63%

Theunissen · 0.2km away

Khotso P/S

PrimaryPublicQ2

1,054 learners 30 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 15%

Masilo · 0.4km away

Loboneng P/S

PrimaryPublicQ2

938 learners 31 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 68%

Theunissen · 0.9km away

Boliba P/S

PrimaryPublicQ2

649 learners 25 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 89%

Theunissen · 0.9km away

Concordia S/S

SecondaryPublicQ2

938 learners 34 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 79%

Theunissen · 2.2km away

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3601 Basil Read, Masilo, Masilo, THEUNISSEN, 9410

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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.