Barkly West High School
Barkly Wes, Frances Baard (FB), Northern Cape
What kind of school is Barkly West High School?
Barkly West High School is a public intermediate school in Barkly Wes, within the Frances Baard (FB) education district of the Northern Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 619 enrolled learners and 22 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
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 is the learner-to-educator ratio at Barkly West High 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 74% of similar schools
(Q3 Intermediate schools in Northern Cape)
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 Barkly West High 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 27% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other intermediate schools in Northern Cape with Quintile 3.
Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Barkly West High School.
Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools
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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.