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Semphato Secondary School

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SecondaryPublicNSC Exams EMIS: 700241265

Soshanguve, Tshwane North, Gauteng

1,021 learners 28:1 ratio Q1

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Type
Public secondary
Fees
No-fee school
Exam body
NSC

Matric: 83.3% of candidates passed in 2025 (145 of 174). Of the 70 comparable Quintile 1 schools in Gauteng with 2025 results, 11 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 Semphato Secondary School?

Semphato Secondary School is a public secondary school in Soshanguve, within the Tshwane North education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,021 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1.

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 Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 82 Q1 Secondary schools in Gauteng, it has fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at 977 Semphato, Soshanguve, Pretoria, and can be reached on 082 555 9093.

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

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NSC Matric Results

83.3% of candidates passed in 2025 (145 of 174). Of the 70 comparable Quintile 1 schools in Gauteng with 2025 results, 11 scored lower.

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2023
60.5%
104/172 passed
2024
84.8%
123/145 passed
2025
83.3%
145/174 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
202360.5%
202484.8%
202583.3%
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%Tokelo Secondary School: 85.1%Far North Secondary School: 85.3%Kondelelani Secondary School: 85.7%T M Letlhake Secondary School: 86.0%Diepsloot West Secondary School: 86.3%Maxeke Secondary School: 86.5%Lethamaga Secondary School: 86.5%Olievenhoutbosch Secondary School: 86.7%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%Steve Bikoville Secondary School: 95.5%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%Siyabonga Secondary School: 100.0%This school: 83.3% This school

83.3% pass rate in 2025. 11 Quintile 1 schools in Gauteng scored lower, 58 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 School (this school)83.3%
St Ansgar's Combined School84.2%
Altmont Technical High School84.6%
Tokelo Secondary School85.1%
Far North Secondary School85.3%
Kondelelani Secondary School85.7%
T M Letlhake Secondary School86.0%
Diepsloot West Secondary School86.3%
Maxeke Secondary School86.5%
Lethamaga Secondary School86.5%
Olievenhoutbosch Secondary School86.7%
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%
Steve Bikoville Secondary School95.5%
Holy Trinity Secondary School95.8%
Ikusasalethu Secondary School96.5%
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%
Siyabonga Secondary School100.0%

1 other school in this peer group recorded the same 83.3% 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
Accounting20237685.7%
Accounting202466100.0%
Accounting202510660.0%
Business Studies2023877383.9%
Business Studies2024847892.9%
Business Studies20251069690.6%
Economics2023181583.3%
Economics20241111100.0%
Economics2025161593.8%
English First Additional Language2023172172100.0%
English First Additional Language2024146146100.0%
English First Additional Language2025174174100.0%
Geography2023967275.0%
Geography2024736589.0%
Geography2025837590.4%
History2023865058.1%
History2024897685.4%
History202512910178.3%
Life Sciences2023683957.4%
Life Sciences2024393589.7%
Life Sciences2025201680.0%
Mathematical Literacy20231008080.0%
Mathematical Literacy20241017675.2%
Mathematical Literacy202514812383.1%
Mathematics2023722230.6%
Mathematics2024441636.4%
Mathematics2025261038.5%
Physical Sciences2023682435.3%
Physical Sciences2024231773.9%
Physical Sciences2025201155.0%

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 Semphato 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 79% of similar schools

(Q1 Secondary schools in Gauteng)

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What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 1 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

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Distance to Major Centres

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Pretoria CBD41.2 km · 39 min
Centurion56.8 km · 44 min
Midrand71.6 km · 51 min

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What other schools are near Semphato Secondary School?

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

Rivoningo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,433 learners 40 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools

Soshanguve · 0.7km away
Mafumbuka Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
1,475 learners 44 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools

Soshanguve · 0.8km away
Makhosini Combined Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,470 learners 51 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 69% of similar schools

Soshanguve · 0.8km away
Lindelani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
782 learners 27 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools

Soshanguve · 1km away
Echibine Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ4
802 learners 30 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

Soshanguve · 1.1km 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 Semphato Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Makhosini Combined Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,470 learners 51 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 69% of similar schools

Soshanguve
Kondelelani Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
1,562 learners 52 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools

Soshanguve
M.J. Mgidi Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
850 learners 33 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Soshanguve

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

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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