What kind of school is Baleseng Secondary School?
Baleseng Secondary School is a public secondary school in Soshanguve, within the Tshwane West education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 758 enrolled learners and 28 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 27:1.
It is classified as Quintile 5 — 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.
The school falls within the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 223 Q5 Secondary schools in Gauteng, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at 2115 Block L, Soshanguve, Pretoria, and can be reached on 012 793 0043.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
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.
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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Baleseng Secondary School?
How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.
Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools
(Q5 Secondary schools in Gauteng)
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What other schools are near Baleseng Secondary School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 35% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 65% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 100% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public secondary schools in Gauteng with Quintile 5.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Baleseng Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools
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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 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
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