Teto Secondary School is in Thabong, Welkom, in the Free State, and it is a no fee school. Contact runs through the Free State Department of Education, with the toll free complaints line on 0800 535 554 and the departmental hotline on 0861 364 232.
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Thabong and Welkom are one place for the post, two for directions
Thabong is the township adjoining Welkom, and addresses use both. Postal and departmental records generally say Welkom; the school itself is in Thabong.
Give Thabong when you ask for directions and Welkom when you ask for records. Listings that give only “Welkom” are not wrong, just imprecise.
Verified contact routes
| Who | Contact |
|---|---|
| Free State education complaints, toll free | 0800 535 554 |
| Departmental hotline | 0861 364 232 |
| Department, Bloemfontein | 051 408 1894 |
| National Department of Basic Education | 012 357 3000, toll free 0800 202 933 |
| Location | Thabong, Welkom, Free State |
No fee, and what that rules out
- There are no school fees, so there is no exemption to apply for and no fee debt can accumulate.
- No learner may be refused admission, excluded from activities, or have results withheld over money.
- Voluntary contributions and matric dance or outing costs are not fees and cannot be enforced as such.
- Anyone asking for a payment to secure a place is not the school. A request to pay into a personal account is fraud.
If a complaint is not resolved
Raise it with the school first, then the governing body, then the district. The Free State also operates an Office of the Health Ombudsperson for health matters, but for schooling the route stays within the education department, ending at the provincial office in Bloemfontein.
Corporal punishment is unlawful, and an assault on a learner is a police matter rather than something a school settles internally.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Teto High School?
In Thabong, the township adjoining Welkom, in the Free State goldfields.
Does it charge school fees?
No. It is a no fee school.
How do I raise a complaint?
School first, then the governing body and district, then the province. The toll free education complaints line is 0800 535 554.
Department contact details were read on official government sources on 25 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the department is the authority.