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Blackheath Sekondêr

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 107323888

Dennemere, Metro East, Western Cape

1,011
Learners
31:1
Learners per educator
Q5
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Blackheath Sekondêr?

Blackheath Sekondêr is a public secondary school in Dennemere, within the Metro East education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,011 enrolled learners and 33 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 31:1.

It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption. Matric candidates write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) administered by the Department of Basic Education.

The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 154 Q5 Secondary schools in Western Cape, it has more learners per educator than 75% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at Meternsingel Dennemere Blackheath 7581, and can be reached on 021 905 4848.

Language of instruction: Par: Afr/Eng

As recorded by the Western Cape Education Department. See Methodology.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

What You Should Know

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

NSC Matric Results

2023
88.0%
66/75 passed
2024
93.2%
69/74 passed
2025
97.8%
89/91 passed

Each year reflects a different cohort. Year-on-year change does not necessarily indicate improvement or decline.

Pass rate by year (NSC)
YearPass rate
202388.0%
202493.2%
202597.8%
Pass rate distribution — Quintile 5 schools in Western Cape (2025)50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100% Typical similar school: 96% Spes Bona High School: 59.3%Belgravia Secondary: 68.6%Sarepta Sekondêr: 69.1%Northpine Technical High School: 69.7%Garlandale Sekondêr: 73.0%Atlantis Sekondêre Skool: 73.3%Princeton Secondary School: 75.0%Aloe Secondary School: 75.3%Athlone Secondary School: 75.4%Heatherlands High School: 76.6%Wynberg Sekondêr: 76.9%Lentegeur Secondary School: 77.6%Sibelius Hoërskool: 77.9%Macassar Sek: 78.0%Eden Technical High School: 79.5%Vista High School: 79.6%Sea Point High School: 80.8%Lotus Sekondêr: 81.3%Zandvliet Hoërskool: 82.0%Eersterivier Sekondêr: 82.5%Strandfontein Sekonder: 82.9%Lamberts Bay High School: 84.5%Steenberg Secondary School: 84.6%Zeekoevlei Secondary School: 85.3%Zwartberg Hoërskool: 85.5%Scottsville Sekondêr: 86.0%Cedar Secondary School: 86.2%Woodlands Secondary School: 86.2%Bellville Hoër Tegniese Skool: 86.6%Kleinvlei Sekondêr: 86.8%Malibu Sekondêr: 86.8%Forest Heights Hoërskool: 87.0%Tulbagh Hoërskool: 87.7%Grassy Park Secondary School: 87.7%Oude Molen Hts.: 87.8%Fairmount Secondary School: 88.2%Immaculata Rk Secondary School: 88.3%Velddrif Hoërskool: 88.4%Zonnebloem Nest Senior School: 88.6%Salt River Secondary School: 88.8%Kraaifontein High School: 88.9%Rhodes High School: 89.4%Tuscany Glen Secondary School: 89.4%Belhar Sekondêr: 89.4%Pelican Park High School: 89.9%Wittebome High School: 89.9%Heathfield High School: 89.9%Muizenberg High School: 90.0%Rocklands Secondary School: 90.2%Westridge Secondary School: 90.3%Cravenby Secondary School: 90.6%Goudini Hoërskool: 90.9%Alexander Sinton Secondary: 91.1%Gordon Sekondêr: 91.1%Table View Hoërskool: 91.4%Oudtshoorn Hoërskool: 92.0%Harold Cressy High School: 92.1%Walmer Secondary School: 92.8%Oaklands Sekondêr: 93.1%Scottsdene High School: 93.1%Livingstone High School: 93.2%Protea Heights Academy: 93.2%Cape Academy for Maths, Science and Tec: 93.2%Voortrekker Hoërskool: 93.4%J.G. Meiring Hoërskool: 93.8%Trafalgar Secondary School: 94.0%Gardens Commercial High School: 94.1%Cape Town High School: 94.2%Hexvallei Hoërskool: 94.3%Kensington Secondary School: 94.3%Windsor High School: 94.3%Plumstead High School: 94.4%Ladismith Hoërskool: 94.9%Labori Hoërskool: 95.1%Queens Park High School: 95.2%Eben Donges Hoërskool: 95.2%Bloubergrant Secondary School: 95.2%Vanrhynsdorp Hoërskool: 95.2%Bosmansdam Hoërskool: 95.4%Sans Souci Girls' High School: 95.7%Piketberg Hoërskool: 95.7%Worcester Gimnasium: 95.8%Sentraal Hoërskool: 95.9%Claremont High School: 96.0%Simon's Town School: 96.1%Grassdale Hoërskool: 96.5%Groote Schuur High School: 96.6%Robinvale High School: 96.6%Portland Secondary School: 96.8%Drostdy Hts.: 97.1%President Hoërskool: 97.1%Monument Park Hoërskool: 97.2%Swellendam Hoërskool: 97.2%Wittedrift Hoërskool: 97.4%Hottentots-Holland Hoërskool: 97.4%Mondale High School: 97.6%Apex High School: 97.7%Hoër Jongenskool Paarl: 97.8%Blackheath Sekondêr: 97.8%Parow Hoërskool: 97.8%Vredenburg Hoërskool: 98.1%South Peninsula High School: 98.2%Bernadino Heights Sekondêr: 98.3%Spine Road High School: 98.3%Porterville Hoërskool: 98.3%Pinelands High School: 98.5%Melkbos High School: 98.5%Fairbairn College: 98.5%Camps Bay High School: 98.6%Strand Hoërskool: 98.6%Montana Hoërskool: 98.7%De Kuilen Hoërskool: 98.7%Edgemead High School: 98.8%Good Hope Seminary High School: 98.9%Brackenfell Hoërskool: 98.9%Tygerberg Hoërskool: 99.0%Wynberg Girls' High School: 99.0%Stellenbosch Hoërskool: 99.2%Punt Hoërskool: 99.2%The Settlers High School: 99.2%Hugenote Hoërskool: 99.3%Zwaanswyk High School: 99.3%Rylands High School: 99.4%Rondebosch Boys' High School: 99.4%Rustenburg Girls' High School: 99.4%Hoërskool Gimnasium Paarl: 99.5%Norman Henshilwood High School: 99.5%Stellenberg Hoërskool: 99.7%Boland Landbouskool: 100.0%La Rochelle Meisies Hoërskool: 100.0%Paarl Girls Hoërskool: 100.0%Bloemhof Hoërskool: 100.0%Paul Roos Gimnasium: 100.0%Rhenish Girls' High School: 100.0%Charlie Hofmeyr Hoërskool: 100.0%Robertson Hoërskool: 100.0%Heidelberg Hoërskool: 100.0%Outeniqua Hoërskool: 100.0%York High School: 100.0%Knysna Hoërskool: 100.0%Oakdale Landbouskool: 100.0%Langenhoven Hoërskool: 100.0%Langenhoven Gimnasium: 100.0%Jan Van Riebeeck Hoërskool: 100.0%S.A. College High School: 100.0%Westerford High School: 100.0%Bellville Hoërskool: 100.0%Parel Vallei Hoërskool: 100.0%D.F. Malan Hoërskool: 100.0%Durbanville Hoërskool: 100.0%Fairmont High School: 100.0%Milnerton High School: 100.0%Fish Hoek High School: 100.0%Bergvliet High School: 100.0%Wynberg Boys' High School: 100.0%Bredasdorp Hoërskool: 100.0%De Villiers Graaff Hoërskool: 100.0%Overberg High School: 100.0%Hermanus Hoërskool: 100.0%Hopefield Hoërskool: 100.0%Swartland Hoërskool: 100.0%Dirkie Uys Hoërskool: 100.0%Augsburg Landbougimnasium: 100.0%Vredendal Hoërskool: 100.0%Lutzville Hoërskool: 100.0%This school: 97.8% This school

97.8% pass rate in 2025 — 97 Quintile 5 schools in Western Cape scored lower, 65 scored higher.

Each dot is one school. The dashed amber line shows where the typical similar school sits — half score above, half below. Pass rates each year reflect a different group of students.

Pass rate distribution for Quintile 5 schools in Western Cape in 2025
SchoolPass rate
Spes Bona High School59.3%
Belgravia Secondary68.6%
Sarepta Sekondêr69.1%
Northpine Technical High School69.7%
Garlandale Sekondêr73.0%
Atlantis Sekondêre Skool73.3%
Princeton Secondary School75.0%
Aloe Secondary School75.3%
Athlone Secondary School75.4%
Heatherlands High School76.6%
Wynberg Sekondêr76.9%
Lentegeur Secondary School77.6%
Sibelius Hoërskool77.9%
Macassar Sek78.0%
Eden Technical High School79.5%
Vista High School79.6%
Sea Point High School80.8%
Lotus Sekondêr81.3%
Zandvliet Hoërskool82.0%
Eersterivier Sekondêr82.5%
Strandfontein Sekonder82.9%
Lamberts Bay High School84.5%
Steenberg Secondary School84.6%
Zeekoevlei Secondary School85.3%
Zwartberg Hoërskool85.5%
Scottsville Sekondêr86.0%
Cedar Secondary School86.2%
Woodlands Secondary School86.2%
Bellville Hoër Tegniese Skool86.6%
Kleinvlei Sekondêr86.8%
Malibu Sekondêr86.8%
Forest Heights Hoërskool87.0%
Tulbagh Hoërskool87.7%
Grassy Park Secondary School87.7%
Oude Molen Hts.87.8%
Fairmount Secondary School88.2%
Immaculata Rk Secondary School88.3%
Velddrif Hoërskool88.4%
Zonnebloem Nest Senior School88.6%
Salt River Secondary School88.8%
Kraaifontein High School88.9%
Rhodes High School89.4%
Tuscany Glen Secondary School89.4%
Belhar Sekondêr89.4%
Pelican Park High School89.9%
Wittebome High School89.9%
Heathfield High School89.9%
Muizenberg High School90.0%
Rocklands Secondary School90.2%
Westridge Secondary School90.3%
Cravenby Secondary School90.6%
Goudini Hoërskool90.9%
Alexander Sinton Secondary91.1%
Gordon Sekondêr91.1%
Table View Hoërskool91.4%
Oudtshoorn Hoërskool92.0%
Harold Cressy High School92.1%
Walmer Secondary School92.8%
Oaklands Sekondêr93.1%
Scottsdene High School93.1%
Livingstone High School93.2%
Protea Heights Academy93.2%
Cape Academy for Maths, Science and Tec93.2%
Voortrekker Hoërskool93.4%
J.G. Meiring Hoërskool93.8%
Trafalgar Secondary School94.0%
Gardens Commercial High School94.1%
Cape Town High School94.2%
Hexvallei Hoërskool94.3%
Kensington Secondary School94.3%
Windsor High School94.3%
Plumstead High School94.4%
Ladismith Hoërskool94.9%
Labori Hoërskool95.1%
Queens Park High School95.2%
Eben Donges Hoërskool95.2%
Bloubergrant Secondary School95.2%
Vanrhynsdorp Hoërskool95.2%
Bosmansdam Hoërskool95.4%
Sans Souci Girls' High School95.7%
Piketberg Hoërskool95.7%
Worcester Gimnasium95.8%
Sentraal Hoërskool95.9%
Claremont High School96.0%
Simon's Town School96.1%
Grassdale Hoërskool96.5%
Groote Schuur High School96.6%
Robinvale High School96.6%
Portland Secondary School96.8%
Drostdy Hts.97.1%
President Hoërskool97.1%
Monument Park Hoërskool97.2%
Swellendam Hoërskool97.2%
Wittedrift Hoërskool97.4%
Hottentots-Holland Hoërskool97.4%
Mondale High School97.6%
Apex High School97.7%
Hoër Jongenskool Paarl97.8%
Blackheath Sekondêr (this school)97.8%
Parow Hoërskool97.8%
Vredenburg Hoërskool98.1%
South Peninsula High School98.2%
Bernadino Heights Sekondêr98.3%
Spine Road High School98.3%
Porterville Hoërskool98.3%
Pinelands High School98.5%
Melkbos High School98.5%
Fairbairn College98.5%
Camps Bay High School98.6%
Strand Hoërskool98.6%
Montana Hoërskool98.7%
De Kuilen Hoërskool98.7%
Edgemead High School98.8%
Good Hope Seminary High School98.9%
Brackenfell Hoërskool98.9%
Tygerberg Hoërskool99.0%
Wynberg Girls' High School99.0%
Stellenbosch Hoërskool99.2%
Punt Hoërskool99.2%
The Settlers High School99.2%
Hugenote Hoërskool99.3%
Zwaanswyk High School99.3%
Rylands High School99.4%
Rondebosch Boys' High School99.4%
Rustenburg Girls' High School99.4%
Hoërskool Gimnasium Paarl99.5%
Norman Henshilwood High School99.5%
Stellenberg Hoërskool99.7%
Boland Landbouskool100.0%
La Rochelle Meisies Hoërskool100.0%
Paarl Girls Hoërskool100.0%
Bloemhof Hoërskool100.0%
Paul Roos Gimnasium100.0%
Rhenish Girls' High School100.0%
Charlie Hofmeyr Hoërskool100.0%
Robertson Hoërskool100.0%
Heidelberg Hoërskool100.0%
Outeniqua Hoërskool100.0%
York High School100.0%
Knysna Hoërskool100.0%
Oakdale Landbouskool100.0%
Langenhoven Hoërskool100.0%
Langenhoven Gimnasium100.0%
Jan Van Riebeeck Hoërskool100.0%
S.A. College High School100.0%
Westerford High School100.0%
Bellville Hoërskool100.0%
Parel Vallei Hoërskool100.0%
D.F. Malan Hoërskool100.0%
Durbanville Hoërskool100.0%
Fairmont High School100.0%
Milnerton High School100.0%
Fish Hoek High School100.0%
Bergvliet High School100.0%
Wynberg Boys' High School100.0%
Bredasdorp Hoërskool100.0%
De Villiers Graaff Hoërskool100.0%
Overberg High School100.0%
Hermanus Hoërskool100.0%
Hopefield Hoërskool100.0%
Swartland Hoërskool100.0%
Dirkie Uys Hoërskool100.0%
Augsburg Landbougimnasium100.0%
Vredendal Hoërskool100.0%
Lutzville Hoërskool100.0%

2 other schools in this peer group recorded the same 97.8% pass rate in 2025. Schools that tie are not counted as scoring lower, so a percentile understates a result that many peers also achieved.

Pass rate by subject and year
SubjectYearWroteAchieved 30%+Pass rate
Accounting20236466.7%
Accounting202455100.0%
Business Studies2023312993.5%
Business Studies20243434100.0%
Business Studies2025181794.4%
English First Additional Language20233535100.0%
English First Additional Language20242727100.0%
English First Additional Language20252424100.0%
Geography2023625690.3%
Geography2024474391.5%
Geography20252020100.0%
History2023564478.6%
History2024625182.3%
History2025403997.5%
Life Sciences2023372773.0%
Life Sciences2024141071.4%
Life Sciences2025191684.2%
Mathematical Literacy2023766889.5%
Mathematical Literacy2024756890.7%
Mathematical Literacy2025928996.7%
Mathematics202322100.0%

Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025; subject results: DBE NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Methodology

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Blackheath Sekondêr?

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 25% of similar schools

(Q5 Secondary schools in Western Cape)

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Meternsingel Dennemere Blackheath 7581
0219054848
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Distance to Major Centres

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Bellville13.8 km · 16 min
Stellenbosch21.9 km · 21 min
Somerset West23 km · 19 min

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Location

What other schools are near Blackheath Sekondêr?

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

Dennemere Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,196 learners 36 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 19% of similar schools

Dennemere · 0.4km away
R.R. Franks Primêre Skool
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,045 learners 34 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools

Kleinvlei Town · 0.6km away
Blackheath Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,362 learners 38 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Austinville · 0.7km away
Kleinvlei Sekondêr
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,160 learners 33 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Kleinvlei Town · 0.9km away
Melton Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,097 learners 32 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools

Kleinvlei Town · 1km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public secondary schools in Western Cape with Quintile 5.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Blackheath Sekondêr. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Kleinvlei Sekondêr
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,160 learners 33 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Kleinvlei Town
Malibu Sekondêr
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,706 learners 54 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Malibu Village
Tuscany Glen Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,323 learners 39 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools

Tuscany Glen

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 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

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