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Gaopalelwe Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 600100413

Boitumelong, DR RUTH S MOMPATI, North West

1,511
Learners
28:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

About This School

Gaopalelwe Secondary School is a public secondary school in Boitumelong, within the DR RUTH S MOMPATI education district of the North West. It is a very large school with 1,511 enrolled learners.

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 1,511 enrolled learners.

Learner-Educator Ratio Context

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 79%

(Q2 Secondary schools in North West)

NSC Matric Results NSC

84.4%
2025 Pass Rate
168/199
candidates passed
Higher pass rate than 26% of Q2 schools in North West

Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025. Methodology

Nearby Schools

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

Matlhajaneng Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,127 learners 32 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 18%
Boitumelong · 0.3km away
Thamagane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
956 learners 30 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 39%
Boitulong · 0.6km away
Boitumelong Primary
PrimaryPublicQ3
940 learners 28 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 43%
Boitumelong Township · 0.6km away
Tshenolo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
983 learners 31 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 56%
Boitumelong · 0.8km away
Thutolore Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,225 learners 37 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 22%
Boitumelong · 0.9km away

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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.