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Refentse Secondary School

SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 600105469

Ngaka Modiri Molema, Ngaka Modiri Molema, North West

845
Learners
37:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Refentse Secondary School?

Refentse Secondary School is a public secondary school in Ngaka Modiri Molema, within the Ngaka Modiri Molema education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 845 enrolled learners and 23 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 37:1.

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

Among 13 Secondary schools in North West, it has more learners per educator than 83% of similar schools.

NSC Matric Results

2023
86.9%
53/61 passed
2024
96.3%
79/82 passed
2025
91.8%
67/73 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
202386.9%
202496.3%
202591.8%
100 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
English First Additional Language20236262100.0%
English First Additional Language20248282100.0%
English First Additional Language20257373100.0%
Geography2023292689.7%
Geography2024313096.8%
Geography20253434100.0%
Life Sciences2023332781.8%
Life Sciences2024524790.4%
Life Sciences2025393692.3%
Mathematical Literacy2023533973.6%
Mathematical Literacy2024595186.4%
Mathematical Literacy2025504386.0%
Mathematics20239888.9%
Mathematics2024242187.5%
Mathematics2025232191.3%
Physical Sciences202388100.0%
Physical Sciences2024242291.7%
Physical Sciences2025232191.3%

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 Refentse 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 17% 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 Refentse Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Motheothuto Seconary School
SecondaryPublic
467 learners 10 educators 47:1

Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools

Ngaka Modiri Molema
Boitekong Ii Secondary
SecondaryPublic
1,689 learners 50 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 58% of similar schools

Bojanala
Tsholofelo Technical Secondary School
SecondaryPublic
504 learners 15 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools

Bojanala

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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