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Knysna Hoërskool

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 119110238

Knysna Central, Eden and Central Karoo, Western Cape

727
Learners
18:1
Learners per educator
Q5
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Knysna Hoërskool?

Knysna Hoërskool is a public secondary school in Knysna Central, within the Eden and Central Karoo education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 727 enrolled learners and 41 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1.

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 Knysna local municipality. Among 154 Q5 Secondary schools in Western Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at 20 Long Street Knysna 6571, and can be reached on 044 382 2137.

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
98.2%
111/113 passed
2024
98.0%
97/99 passed
2025
100.0%
136/136 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
202398.2%
202498.0%
2025100.0%
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: 100.0% This school

100.0% pass rate in 2025 — 128 Quintile 5 schools in Western Cape scored lower, 0 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 Sekondêr97.8%
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 Hoërskool (this school)100.0%
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%

36 other schools in this peer group recorded the same 100% 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
Accounting20231313100.0%
Accounting20241111100.0%
Accounting20251818100.0%
Business Studies2023665887.9%
Business Studies2024464495.7%
Business Studies2025333297.0%
English First Additional Language20234444100.0%
English First Additional Language20244747100.0%
English First Additional Language20255959100.0%
Geography20232828100.0%
Geography20242121100.0%
Geography20253838100.0%
History2023444295.5%
History2024504998.0%
History2025727097.2%
Life Sciences2023463882.6%
Life Sciences2024504998.0%
Life Sciences2025696289.9%
Mathematical Literacy2023858397.6%
Mathematical Literacy2024747195.9%
Mathematical Literacy2025979597.9%
Mathematics2023292793.1%
Mathematics2024252392.0%
Mathematics2025393076.9%
Physical Sciences2023201890.0%
Physical Sciences2024171588.2%
Physical Sciences20258787.5%

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 Knysna Hoërskool?

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 88% of similar schools

(Q5 Secondary schools in Western Cape)

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20 Long Street Knysna 6571
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What other schools are near Knysna Hoërskool?

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

Kec Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
120 learners 3 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

Knysna · 0.1km away
Trinity Primary School
CombinedIndependent
123 learners 6 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools

Knysna Central · 0.4km away
Keurbosch School
CombinedIndependent
103 learners 11 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools

Knysna Central · 0.5km away
Knysna Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
901 learners 38 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Knysna Central · 0.5km away
Riverwood Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
97 learners 9 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

Knysna Central · 0.7km 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 Knysna Hoërskool. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Outeniqua Hoërskool
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,728 learners 88 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools

Eastern Ext
York High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,012 learners 54 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 82% of similar schools

George South
Eden Technical High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,124 learners 39 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools

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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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