Fort Malan Senior Secondary School 2027 Applications and Fees, Schoolhive

On this page, you will find a full profile of Fort Malan Senior Secondary School, covering its location, admissions steps, fees and matric performance.

Located in Willowvale, Fort Malan, Fort Malan Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school. As a quintile Q2 school, it does not charge fees.

583

Learners

Educators

QQ2 · No fee

Funding status

Public

Sector

Fees and funding

No tuition fees

As a quintile Q2 no-fee school, Fort Malan Senior Secondary School does not charge school fees. State funding covers its running costs.

Matric results

Three year NSC pass rate

Of the 116 learners from Fort Malan Senior Secondary School who wrote matric in 2025, 86.2% passed. The school's results have been trending upward.

Year	Candidates wrote	Achieved NSC	Pass rate
2023	136	107	78.7%
2024	99	92	92.9%
2025	116	100	86.2%

Source: DBE National Senior Certificate School Performance Reports.

Subjects and results

Subject pass rates

That year, Fort Malan Senior Secondary School offered results across 10 of the gateway subjects tracked nationally. Accounting had the strongest result, at 100%.

Subject	Wrote	Achieved	Pass rate
Mathematics	26	16	61.5%
Mathematical Literacy	73	68	93.2%
Physical Sciences	26	20	76.9%
Life Sciences	92	77	83.7%
Agricultural Sciences	92	90	97.8%
Accounting	7	7	100.0%
Business Studies	7	7	100.0%
Economics	7	7	100.0%
History	66	65	98.5%
English First Additional Language	99	99	100.0%

Source: DBE 2024 NSC School Subject Report.

District comparison

Amathole East district

Mida School is noticeably bigger, teaching 1,728 learners against Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's 583; is a combined school run on a private rather than public basis; and posted a higher matric pass rate, 97.1% against Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's 86.2%.
Ngubetole Bam Junior Secondary School teaches considerably more learners than Fort Malan Senior Secondary School, 1,642 compared with 583; is a public combined school, a different phase than Fort Malan Senior Secondary School; and charges no school fees, quintile Q3.
Js Skenjana Senior Secondary School teaches considerably more learners than Fort Malan Senior Secondary School, 1,629 compared with 583; charges no school fees, quintile Q3; and posted a very similar matric pass rate (88.1% against Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's 86.2%).
Butterworth High School is noticeably bigger, teaching 1,558 learners against Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's 583; charges fees under quintile Q3; and posted a lower matric pass rate, 80.6% against Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's 86.2%.
Ndabankulu Senior Secondary School is noticeably bigger, teaching 1,145 learners against Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's 583; charges no school fees, quintile Q3; and posted a higher matric pass rate, 91.4% against Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's 86.2%.

Fort Malan

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.

Provincial admissions

Applying to Fort Malan Senior Secondary School for 2027

Because Fort Malan Senior Secondary School is a public school in the Eastern Cape, Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 applications for 2027 run through the province's Eastern Cape Admissions Platform for late applications, while Grades 2 to 7 and 9 to 12 are applied for in person at the preferred school. the full Eastern Cape School Application Process Guide covers the required documents.

Get in touch

Contact and location

Address: Fort Malan A/A, Willowvale, 5040
Postal: P O Box 73594, Fort Malan, 5013
Telephone: 083 765 8260
EMIS number: 200300100

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Frequently asked questions

Are applications open at Fort Malan Senior Secondary School?

Application windows are set by the school and the provincial education department rather than on one fixed national calendar, so the surest way to know is to ask Fort Malan Senior Secondary School directly, on 083 765 8260, what its current 2027 intake dates are.

How do you apply to Fort Malan Senior Secondary School?

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.

Is Fort Malan Senior Secondary School the best school in Fort Malan?

Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's most recent matric pass rate was 86.2%; no comparable published pass rate exists yet for other schools nearby to measure it against.

How many other schools are there in Fort Malan besides Fort Malan Senior Secondary School?

Schoolhive does not currently list other schools in Fort Malan.

How big are the classes at Fort Malan Senior Secondary School?

Fort Malan Senior Secondary School reported 583 learners and 22 educators, a school-wide ratio of roughly 27 learners per educator. That's a whole-school average rather than a per-class figure, since actual class sizes vary by grade and subject.

Do you pay school fees at Fort Malan Senior Secondary School?

No. Fort Malan Senior Secondary School is a no-fee school, classified quintile Q2 under the national funding norms, so parents are not charged school fees.

What are Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's matric results like?

Fort Malan Senior Secondary School's most recent National Senior Certificate pass rate was 86.2%, in 2025. That's up from 78.7% in 2023.

Is Fort Malan Senior Secondary School a public or private school?

Fort Malan Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school. It falls under the government schooling system and receives state funding.

How can I contact Fort Malan Senior Secondary School?

You can call 083 765 8260. It is located at Fort Malan A/A, Willowvale, 5040.