Public secondary school · Boksburg, Boksburg, Gauteng · Ekurhuleni South district (5 circuit)
On this page, you will find a full profile of Windmill Park Secondary School, covering its location, admissions steps, fees and matric performance.
Located in Boksburg, Windmill Park Secondary School is a public secondary school. It is a fee-charging school, funded under quintile Q2.
Of the 416 learners from Windmill Park Secondary School who wrote matric in 2025, 72.1% passed. That is a step back from the previous two years.
| Year | Candidates wrote | Achieved NSC | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 302 | 245 | 81.1% |
| 2024 | 400 | 321 | 80.3% |
| 2025 | 416 | 300 | 72.1% |
Source: DBE National Senior Certificate School Performance Reports.
That year, Windmill Park Secondary School offered results across 10 of the gateway subjects tracked nationally. English First Additional Language led the field at 100%.
| Subject | Wrote | Achieved | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 83 | 55 | 66.3% |
| Mathematical Literacy | 320 | 250 | 78.1% |
| Physical Sciences | 75 | 70 | 93.3% |
| Life Sciences | 254 | 160 | 63.0% |
| Accounting | 23 | 13 | 56.5% |
| Business Studies | 146 | 99 | 67.8% |
| Economics | 39 | 28 | 71.8% |
| Geography | 304 | 265 | 87.2% |
| History | 160 | 145 | 90.6% |
| English First Additional Language | 254 | 254 | 100.0% |
Source: DBE 2024 NSC School Subject Report.
Windmill Park Secondary School is a fee-charging school, classified quintile Q2. 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 Windmill Park Secondary School specifically, so contact the school directly to confirm its current fees.
Confirmed: No-fee school (Quintile 2) — DBE per-learner allocation of R1,602.00/year (source, 2025)
81.1% 2023 matric pass rate, an improvement on the prior year.
A new R140-million secondary school is being built nearby because Windmill Park had become overcrowded.
As a public school, Windmill Park Secondary School follows Gauteng's centralised 2027 admissions process for Grade 1 and Grade 8, applied for online via the Gauteng Online Admissions System (the 2027 window ran from 5 August to 4 September 2026). See the video below for how it works, and the full Gauteng School Application Process Guide for the complete process.
Gauteng Department of Education: how to apply through the online admissions system.