Public high school

Daluhlanga Senior Secondary School

Mount Ayliff, Kokstad, Eastern Cape

Daluhlanga Senior Secondary School is a public high school in Mount Ayliff, Kokstad, Eastern Cape, in the Alfred Nzo West education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 976 learners and 26 educators, about 37.5 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public high schools in Eastern Cape (703 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-poorest 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees. As a Section 21 school, its governing body manages part of its own budget. In the 2025 matric exams, 81.7% of its 120 candidates passed (Eastern Cape average: 84.2%).

Matric (NSC) results

81.7% of the school's 120 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the Eastern Cape average of 84.2%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	Eastern Cape
2023	97	80	82.5%	81.5%
2024	121	101	83.5%	85.1%
2025	120	98	81.7%	84.2%

Source: Department of Basic Education, 2025 NSC School Performance Report. Pass rate = candidates who achieved the NSC ÷ candidates who wrote. It doesn't show bachelor passes, distinctions or learners who left before Grade 12.

School facts

School type	Public high school
Phase (DBE)	Secondary School
Sector	Public
Quintile	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	976
Educators (2025)	26
Learners per educator	37.5 (province average 32.2)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	`200500113`
Exam centre number	`4251008`

Address and location

Street address	Elubaleko A/A,mount Ayliff,4735
Postal address	P.O. Box 162, Elubaleko, Mount Ayliff, 4735
Suburb / area	Mount Ayliff
Town	Kokstad
Province	Eastern Cape
Education district	Alfred Nzo West
Municipality	Umzimvubu Local Municipality
Former department	New Education Department

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Admissions

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