Bethany Combined

Bethany Combined is a public combined school in Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng, in the Johannesburg Central education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 360 learners and 14 educators, about 25.7 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public combined schools in Gauteng (642 learners). It is a quintile 3 school, meaning it serves the middle 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees. As a Section 21 school, its governing body manages part of its own budget.

School facts

School type	Public combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	360
Educators (2025)	14
Learners per educator	25.7 (province average 16.6)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	700131953

Address and location

Street address	64, Chris Hani Road, Carl Sithole Centre Klipspruit Ext 2, Soweto, Johannesburg
Postal address	180 Orlando 1803
Suburb / area	Soweto
Town	Johannesburg
Province	Gauteng
Education district	Johannesburg Central
Circuit	5
Municipality	City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	79800037
Former department	Department of Education & Training(DET)

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Admissions

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