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Maquassi Hills English Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 600105442

Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, North West

1,009
Learners
35:1
Learners per educator
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Maquassi Hills English Secondary School?

Maquassi Hills English Secondary School is a public secondary school in Dr Kenneth Kaunda, within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,009 enrolled learners and 29 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1.

Matric candidates write the National Senior Certificate (NSC) administered by the Department of Basic Education.

The school falls within the Maquassi Hills Local Municipality local municipality. Among 13 Secondary schools in North West, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

NSC Matric Results

2023
64.6%
31/48 passed
2024
80.0%
52/65 passed
2025
88.3%
53/60 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
202364.6%
202480.0%
202588.3%
60 out of every 100 schools with no quintile on record in North West scored lower than this school.

Based on 6 schools — too few for a distribution chart, and a small group makes each position a large step.

Pass rate by subject and year
SubjectYearWroteAchieved 30%+Pass rate
Accounting202310770.0%
Accounting20249555.6%
Accounting202512975.0%
Agricultural Sciences2023484287.5%
Agricultural Sciences2024574884.2%
Agricultural Sciences2025605490.0%
Business Studies20231010100.0%
Business Studies20249888.9%
Business Studies20251212100.0%
Economics20249666.7%
Geography2023181794.4%
Geography2024302686.7%
Geography2025242395.8%
Life Sciences2023382360.5%
Life Sciences2024574680.7%
Life Sciences2025484695.8%
Mathematical Literacy2023252496.0%
Mathematical Literacy2024393897.4%
Mathematical Literacy2025363597.2%
Mathematics2023231460.9%
Mathematics2024272281.5%
Mathematics2025241875.0%
Physical Sciences2023201575.0%
Physical Sciences2024272385.2%
Physical Sciences2025241979.2%

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 Maquassi Hills English 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 50% of similar schools

(Secondary schools in North West)

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Schools serving similar communities

Other public secondary schools in North West with no quintile on record.

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

Kabelo Mashi Secondary School
SecondaryPublic
748 learners 24 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 92% of similar schools

Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Sarafina Secondary School
SecondaryPublic
791 learners 22 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Potchefstroom
Tigane Secondary School
SecondaryPublic
629 learners 20 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools

Dr Kenneth Kaunda

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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

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