What type of school is Wessel Maree S/S?

Wessel Maree 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?

Wessel Maree S/S has 494 enrolled learners and 24 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 21:1.

What does Quintile 5 mean?

Quintile 5 schools serve the most affluent communities and receive the lowest per-learner government funding. They typically charge school fees.

Where is Wessel Maree S/S located?

Wessel Maree S/S is in Odendaalsrus, LEJWELEPUTSWA district, Free State. Address: Weeberstraat/street, Odendaalsrus, Odendaalsrus, ODENDAALSRUS, 9480.

Wessel Maree S/S

Q: Does this school charge fees?

Yes. As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 442908295

Odendaalsrus, LEJWELEPUTSWA, Free State

494

Learners

21:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Wessel Maree S/S?

Wessel Maree S/S is a public secondary school in Odendaalsrus, within the LEJWELEPUTSWA education district of the Free State. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 494 enrolled learners and 24 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 21:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — 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 5 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 Wessel Maree 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 46%

(Q5 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 Wessel Maree S/S?

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

Brandwag P/S

PrimaryPublicQ5

804 learners 29 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 13%

Odendaalsrus · 0.2km away

Odensia P/S

PrimaryPublicQ5

493 learners 22 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 61%

Odendaalsrus · 1.2km away

Ts Matlaletsa P/S

PrimaryPublicQ2

406 learners 11 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Residensia · 1.8km away

Eldoret S/S

SecondaryPublicQ3

663 learners 24 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 81%

Eldorie · 1.9km away

Jc Motumi S/S

SecondaryPublicQ2

799 learners 26 educators 31:1

Lower L:E ratio than 50%

Kutlwanong · 7.1km away

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Weeberstraat/street, Odendaalsrus, Odendaalsrus, ODENDAALSRUS, 9480

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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.