Rooipoort Primary Farm School

Rooipoort Primary Farm School is a public combined school in Oberholzer, Carletonville, Gauteng, in the Gauteng West education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 414 learners and 13 educators, about 31.8 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public combined schools in Gauteng (642 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-poorest 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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	414
Educators (2025)	13
Learners per educator	31.8 (province average 16.6)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	700271031

Address and location

Street address	52, Plot, Wonderfontein, Oberholzer, Carletonville
Postal address	132 Carletonville 2499
Suburb / area	Oberholzer
Town	Carletonville
Province	Gauteng
Education district	Gauteng West
Circuit	2
Municipality	Merafong City Local Municipality
Ward	74804001
Former department	Department of Education & Training(DET)

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Admissions

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