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Ikusasalethu Secondary School

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Secondary · Public · NSC exams · EMIS 700400221

Johannesburg, Johannesburg West, Gauteng

1,327 learners 33:1 learners per educator Q1

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No-fee school
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NSC

Matric: 96.5% of candidates passed in 2025 (138 of 143). Of the 76 comparable Quintile 1 schools in Gauteng with 2025 results, 59 scored lower.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Ikusasalethu Secondary School?

Ikusasalethu Secondary School is a public secondary school in Johannesburg, within the Johannesburg West education district of Gauteng. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,327 enrolled learners and 40 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 33:1.

It is classified as Quintile 1 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees. Matric candidates write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) administered by the Department of Basic Education.

The school falls within the City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality. Among 82 Q1 Secondary schools in Gauteng, it has more learners per educator than 84% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at 1 Future Street, Braamfisherville, Johannesburg, Johhannesburg, and can be reached on 010 822 7361.

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

School fees at Ikusasalethu Secondary School

Ikusasalethu Secondary School is recorded as a no-fee school. Parents do not pay compulsory school fees. The school may ask for voluntary contributions. You do not have to pay them.

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NSC Matric Results

96.5% of candidates passed in 2025 (138 of 143). Of the 76 comparable Quintile 1 schools in Gauteng with 2025 results, 59 scored lower.

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2023
90.0%
144/160 passed
2024
92.0%
126/137 passed
2025
96.5%
138/143 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
202390.0%
202492.0%
202596.5%
Pass rate distribution: Quintile 1 schools in Gauteng (2025)65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95% 100% Typical similar school: 91% Tswelopele Secondary School: 71.2%Rusoord Intermediate School: 73.9%Winnie Mandela Secondary School: 76.4%Ramosukula Primary School: 77.7%Lawley Secondary School: 78.9%Dr. Motsuenyane Secondary School: 80.8%Kingsway Secondary School: 81.5%Simunye Secondary School: 81.5%Ithuteng Secondary School: 81.6%Vezukhono Secondary School: 81.7%Freedom Park Secondary School No 1: 82.7%Jordan Secondary School: 83.3%Semphato Secondary School: 83.3%St Ansgar's Combined School: 84.2%Altmont Technical High School: 84.6%Kudung Middle School: 85.1%Tokelo Secondary School: 85.1%Far North Secondary School: 85.3%Kondelelani Secondary School: 85.7%T M Letlhake Secondary School: 86.0%Itirele-Zenzele Comprehensive School: 86.0%Diepsloot West Secondary School: 86.3%Maxeke Secondary School: 86.5%Lethamaga Secondary School: 86.5%Olievenhoutbosch Secondary School: 86.7%Sgodiphola Secondary School: 87.1%Tipfuxeni Secondary School: 87.4%Bona Lesedi Secondary School: 87.5%Thuto Bohlale Secondary School: 87.9%Modilati Secondary School: 88.7%Moditela Secondary School: 88.8%Fine Town Secondary School: 89.3%Zithobeni Secondary School: 89.4%M.J. Mgidi Secondary School: 89.4%M. H. Baloyi Secondary School: 89.4%Asser Maloka Secondary School: 89.5%Ed Mashabane Secondary School: 89.9%Ramabele Secondary School: 90.8%Qalabotjha Secondary School: 91.0%J.B. Matabane Secondary School: 91.1%Madisong Secondary School: 91.1%Lekamoso Secondary School: 91.3%Mahube Valley Secondary School: 91.6%I. R. Lesolang Secondary School: 91.6%Schaumburg Combined School: 91.8%Boitshepo Secondary School: 91.9%Mapenane Maths, Science and Ict School of Specialisation: 92.7%Tswaing Secondary School: 92.7%Blue Eagle High School: 93.1%Flavius Mareka Secondary School: 93.1%Adam Masebe Secondary School: 93.5%Seageng Secondary School: 93.5%Ntswane Secondary School: 94.0%Nick Mpshe Secondary School: 94.0%Hammanskraal Secondary School: 94.1%Cosmo City Secondary School: 94.3%Steve Bikoville Secondary School: 95.5%Makhosini Combined Secondary School: 95.7%Holy Trinity Secondary School: 95.8%Ikusasalethu Secondary School: 96.5%Hosea Kekana Secondary School: 96.5%Rakgotso Secondary School: 96.5%Beverly Hills Secondary School: 97.1%Diepsloot Combined School: 97.3%Kgatoentle Secondary School: 97.3%Sakhisizwe Secondary School: 97.4%Winterveldt High School: 97.6%Quantum Secondary School: 97.7%Hans Kekana Secondary School: 98.0%Kgatelopele Secondary School: 98.1%Sunrise Secondary School: 98.2%Wozanibone Interm Farm School: 98.4%Thetha Secondary School: 98.9%Bokamoso High School: 99.2%Mahlenga Secondary School: 100.0%Diepsloot Secondary School No. 2: 100.0%Siyabonga Secondary School: 100.0%This school: 96.5% This school

96.5% pass rate in 2025. 59 Quintile 1 schools in Gauteng scored lower, 15 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 1 schools in Gauteng in 2025
SchoolPass rate
Tswelopele Secondary School71.2%
Rusoord Intermediate School73.9%
Winnie Mandela Secondary School76.4%
Ramosukula Primary School77.7%
Lawley Secondary School78.9%
Dr. Motsuenyane Secondary School80.8%
Kingsway Secondary School81.5%
Simunye Secondary School81.5%
Ithuteng Secondary School81.6%
Vezukhono Secondary School81.7%
Freedom Park Secondary School No 182.7%
Jordan Secondary School83.3%
Semphato Secondary School83.3%
St Ansgar's Combined School84.2%
Altmont Technical High School84.6%
Kudung Middle School85.1%
Tokelo Secondary School85.1%
Far North Secondary School85.3%
Kondelelani Secondary School85.7%
T M Letlhake Secondary School86.0%
Itirele-Zenzele Comprehensive School86.0%
Diepsloot West Secondary School86.3%
Maxeke Secondary School86.5%
Lethamaga Secondary School86.5%
Olievenhoutbosch Secondary School86.7%
Sgodiphola Secondary School87.1%
Tipfuxeni Secondary School87.4%
Bona Lesedi Secondary School87.5%
Thuto Bohlale Secondary School87.9%
Modilati Secondary School88.7%
Moditela Secondary School88.8%
Fine Town Secondary School89.3%
Zithobeni Secondary School89.4%
M.J. Mgidi Secondary School89.4%
M. H. Baloyi Secondary School89.4%
Asser Maloka Secondary School89.5%
Ed Mashabane Secondary School89.9%
Ramabele Secondary School90.8%
Qalabotjha Secondary School91.0%
J.B. Matabane Secondary School91.1%
Madisong Secondary School91.1%
Lekamoso Secondary School91.3%
Mahube Valley Secondary School91.6%
I. R. Lesolang Secondary School91.6%
Schaumburg Combined School91.8%
Boitshepo Secondary School91.9%
Mapenane Maths, Science and Ict School of Specialisation92.7%
Tswaing Secondary School92.7%
Blue Eagle High School93.1%
Flavius Mareka Secondary School93.1%
Adam Masebe Secondary School93.5%
Seageng Secondary School93.5%
Ntswane Secondary School94.0%
Nick Mpshe Secondary School94.0%
Hammanskraal Secondary School94.1%
Cosmo City Secondary School94.3%
Steve Bikoville Secondary School95.5%
Makhosini Combined Secondary School95.7%
Holy Trinity Secondary School95.8%
Ikusasalethu Secondary School (this school)96.5%
Hosea Kekana Secondary School96.5%
Rakgotso Secondary School96.5%
Beverly Hills Secondary School97.1%
Diepsloot Combined School97.3%
Kgatoentle Secondary School97.3%
Sakhisizwe Secondary School97.4%
Winterveldt High School97.6%
Quantum Secondary School97.7%
Hans Kekana Secondary School98.0%
Kgatelopele Secondary School98.1%
Sunrise Secondary School98.2%
Wozanibone Interm Farm School98.4%
Thetha Secondary School98.9%
Bokamoso High School99.2%
Mahlenga Secondary School100.0%
Diepsloot Secondary School No. 2100.0%
Siyabonga Secondary School100.0%

2 other schools in this peer group recorded the same 96.5% 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
Accounting2023433479.1%
Accounting2024333297.0%
Accounting2025272592.6%
Business Studies2023675785.1%
Business Studies2024545194.4%
Business Studies2025484695.8%
Economics2023433990.7%
Economics2024333297.0%
Economics20252727100.0%
English First Additional Language2023160160100.0%
English First Additional Language2024137137100.0%
English First Additional Language2025143143100.0%
Geography20231179682.1%
Geography20241049995.2%
Geography202511611296.6%
History2023767497.4%
History2024605998.3%
History2025676698.5%
Life Sciences2023413995.1%
Life Sciences20244444100.0%
Life Sciences20254949100.0%
Mathematical Literacy20231119989.2%
Mathematical Literacy2024857689.4%
Mathematical Literacy2025918492.3%
Mathematics2023494081.6%
Mathematics2024523975.0%
Mathematics2025524790.4%
Physical Sciences2023413482.9%
Physical Sciences2024443272.7%
Physical Sciences2025493979.6%

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

After matric: applying and paying for study

Some universities charge nothing to apply, and some waive the fee. These are their own rules, checked on 7 November 2026. Most applications for 2027 closed in September and October 2026. Rules and dates change every year, so confirm on the university's website before you apply.

  • University of the Free State: No application fee (2027 applications).
  • University of Johannesburg: No application fee for online applications.
  • University of Mpumalanga: No application fee from the 2027 academic year.
  • University of Venda: No application fee.
  • Central University of Technology: No application fee.
  • Nelson Mandela University: No application fee for South African citizens.
  • University of the Western Cape: No application fee (2027 application guide).
  • University of Pretoria: R300 to apply for 2027, waived if your household income is R150 000 a year or less. You upload proof of income with the application.
  • Stellenbosch University: R100 for South African citizens and permanent residents to apply for 2027. The online system asks for R400: pay only R100 by EFT, or pay R400 online and get R300 back. Depending on the quintile of your school, undergraduate applicants may pay nothing: the application then shows the fee as R0.00. South Africans applying to the Stellenbosch or Tygerberg campus who cannot pay can send the university a motivation: the fee guide linked here gives the address. The EMIS record lists Ikusasalethu Secondary School as Quintile 1; confirm with the university.
  • NSFAS: The government's student funding scheme for study at public universities and TVET colleges. Applications for 2027 funding closed on 31 October 2026; the website has the rules and lets you track an application.
  • Career advice (Khetha): The Department of Higher Education and Training's career advice service: call 086 999 0123 or SMS 072 204 5056.

This list may be incomplete: other universities may also be free to apply, and some charge a fee. It is not a recommendation of any university.

Learner numbers reported to the Department, by year

These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.

05001,0001,50020072010201520202025
Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for.
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YearLearners
2007Data not available
2008Data not available
2009924
20101,028
2011982
20121,006
20131,041
2016983
20181,030
20191,076
20201,112
20211,082
20221,205
20231,265
20251,327

These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ikusasalethu Secondary School?

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 16% of similar schools

(Q1 Secondary schools in Gauteng)

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Roodepoort8.3 km · 12 min
Johannesburg CBD26.3 km · 26 min
Rosebank32 km · 30 min

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What other schools are near Ikusasalethu Secondary School?

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

Khula-Nolwazi Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

919 learners 33 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools

Roodepoort · 0.6km away
Nomzamo Madikizela Mandela Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

1,542 learners 44 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Soweto · 0.9km away
Nkone Maruping Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

1,522 learners 44 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

Roodepoort · 1.8km away
Tshepisong Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

1,568 learners 43 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 19% of similar schools

Roodepoort · 2.1km away
Raymond Mhlaba Maths, Science & Ict School of Specialisation

Secondary · Public · Quintile 2

1,663 learners 56 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 65% of similar schools

Roodepoort · 2.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public secondary schools in Gauteng with Quintile 1.

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

Siyabonga Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 1

1,861 learners 62 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools

Soweto
Kgatelopele Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 1

1,474 learners 47 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools

Roodepoort
Altmont Technical High School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 1

1,162 learners 52 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools

Soweto

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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

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