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Dinwiddie High School

Public secondary school · Dinwiddie, Germiston, Gauteng · Ekurhuleni South district (4 circuit)

On this page, you will find a full profile of Dinwiddie High School, covering its location, admissions steps, fees and matric performance.

Located in Dinwiddie, Germiston, Dinwiddie High School is a public secondary school. It is a fee-charging school, funded under quintile Q5.

1,740

Learners

Educators

QQ5 · R1,500-R8,000/yr est.

Funding status

Public

Sector

Matric results

Three year NSC pass rate

Of the 219 learners from Dinwiddie High School who wrote matric in 2025, 98.6% passed. That marks an improvement over the previous two years.

Year	Candidates wrote	Achieved NSC	Pass rate
2023	239	213	89.1%
2024	249	239	96.0%
2025	219	216	98.6%

Source: DBE National Senior Certificate School Performance Reports.

Subjects and results

Subject pass rates

That year, Dinwiddie High School offered results across 9 of the gateway subjects tracked nationally. History led the field at 99.1%.

Subject	Wrote	Achieved	Pass rate
Mathematics	58	51	87.9%
Mathematical Literacy	192	174	90.6%
Physical Sciences	44	33	75.0%
Life Sciences	144	95	66.0%
Accounting	21	17	81.0%
Business Studies	162	132	81.5%
Economics	57	46	80.7%
Geography	101	95	94.1%
History	111	110	99.1%

Source: DBE 2024 NSC School Subject Report.

Fees and funding

Fee-charging school

Dinwiddie High 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 Dinwiddie High School specifically, so contact the school directly to confirm its current fees.

Admissions

How to apply

Contact the school directly, using the details below, to confirm 2027 application dates and requirements.
Prepare the standard documents: the learner's birth certificate, immunisation record, most recent report card, and proof of the parent or guardian's address.
Submit the completed application form to the school office, either in person or however the school currently accepts applications.
Wait for confirmation of a place. Provincial education departments coordinate Grade 8 placements for the 2027 school year, so timing can vary.

Get in touch

Contact and location

Address: 52, Baldock, , Dinwiddie, Germiston
Postal: X13 Albermarle 1405
Telephone: 011 902 4609
EMIS number: 700160317

Provincial admissions

Applying to Dinwiddie High School for 2027

Dinwiddie High School is a public school, so its 2027 admissions run through the Gauteng Department of Education's centralised online system. Applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 are submitted via the Gauteng Online Admissions System; for the 2027 intake, applications ran from 5 August to 4 September 2026. The video below explains how the process works, and the full Gauteng School Application Process Guide covers it in full, including Schools of Specialisation assessments.

Gauteng Department of Education: how to apply through the online admissions system.

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