Public secondary school · Dennemere, Cape Town, Western Cape · Metro East district (6 circuit)
On this page, you will find a full profile of Blackheath SekondﾊR Secondary School, covering its location, admissions steps, fees and matric performance.
Located in Dennemere, City Of Cape Town, Blackheath SekondﾊR Secondary School is a public secondary school. It is a fee-charging school, funded under quintile Q5.
Blackheath SekondﾊR Secondary School entered 91 candidates for the 2025 National Senior Certificate, achieving a 97.8% pass rate. The pass rate has improved over the past three years.
| Year | Candidates wrote | Achieved NSC | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 75 | 66 | 88.0% |
| 2024 | 74 | 69 | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 91 | 89 | 97.8% |
Source: DBE National Senior Certificate School Performance Reports.
That year, Blackheath SekondﾊR Secondary School offered results across 7 of the gateway subjects tracked nationally. Accounting had the strongest result, at 100%.
| Subject | Wrote | Achieved | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Literacy | 75 | 68 | 90.7% |
| Life Sciences | 14 | 10 | 71.4% |
| Accounting | 5 | 5 | 100.0% |
| Business Studies | 34 | 34 | 100.0% |
| Geography | 47 | 43 | 91.5% |
| History | 62 | 51 | 82.3% |
| English First Additional Language | 27 | 27 | 100.0% |
Source: DBE 2024 NSC School Subject Report.
Blackheath SekondﾊR Secondary School is a fee-charging school, classified quintile Q5. Fee-charging schools receive lower per-learner state funding and rely on school fees to cover the difference. Public schools in this quintile typically charge an estimated R1,500 to R8,000 a year. This is a national estimate, not a figure verified for Blackheath SekondﾊR Secondary School specifically, so contact the school directly to confirm its current fees.
Blackheath SekondﾊR Secondary School is a public school, so admissions and transfers are handled through the Western Cape Education Department's online system rather than the school directly. For the 2027 intake, Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 applications ran from 10 March to 14 April 2026, with transfer requests for other grades running from 3 to 17 August 2026, via the Western Cape Admissions Portal. See the full Western Cape School Application Process Guide for the required documents and full process.