Makgale Phashe
Secondary · Public · NSC exams · EMIS 992203501
Sovenga, Capricorn South, Limpopo
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- NSC
Matric: 68.6% of candidates passed in 2025 (72 of 105). Of the 507 comparable Quintile 2 schools in Limpopo with 2025 results, 41 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 Makgale Phashe?
Makgale Phashe is a public secondary school in Sovenga, within the Capricorn South education district of Limpopo. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 433 enrolled learners and 16 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 27:1.
It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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 Polokwane local municipality. Among 510 Q2 Secondary schools in Limpopo, it has fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools.
The school is at 257 Verirfontein, and can be reached on 073 180 1702.
School fees at Makgale Phashe
Makgale Phashe 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.
Fee status as recorded by the Department of Basic Education.
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NSC Matric Results
68.6% of candidates passed in 2025 (72 of 105). Of the 507 comparable Quintile 2 schools in Limpopo with 2025 results, 41 scored lower.
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Each year reflects a different cohort. Year-on-year change does not necessarily indicate improvement or decline.
68.6% pass rate in 2025. 41 Quintile 2 schools in Limpopo scored lower, 465 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.
1 other school in this peer group recorded the same 68.6% pass rate in 2025. Schools that tie are not counted as scoring lower, so a percentile understates a result that many peers also achieved.
Source: DBE NSC School Performance Report 2025; subject results: DBE NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Methodology
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.
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| Year | Learners |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Data not available |
| 2008 | Data not available |
| 2009 | Data not available |
| 2010 | Data not available |
| 2011 | Data not available |
| 2012 | Data not available |
| 2013 | Data not available |
| 2016 | Data not available |
| 2018 | Data not available |
| 2019 | Data not available |
| 2020 | 237 |
| 2021 | 388 |
| 2022 | 455 |
| 2023 | 456 |
| 2025 | 433 |
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 Makgale Phashe?
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 86% of similar schools
(Q2 Secondary schools in Limpopo)
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What other schools are near Makgale Phashe?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity: these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Primary · Public · Quintile 3
Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools
Secondary · Public · Quintile 3
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 3
Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools
Secondary · Public · Quintile 3
Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools
Secondary · Public · Quintile 3
Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public secondary schools in Limpopo with Quintile 2.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Makgale Phashe. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Secondary · Public · Quintile 2
Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools
Secondary · Public · Quintile 2
Fewer learners per educator than 66% of similar schools
Secondary · Public · Quintile 2
Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools
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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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