Hawston Sekondêr

Hawston Sekondêr is a public high school in Hawston Sp, Hawston, Western Cape, in the Overberg education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 938 learners and 31 educators, about 30.3 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as the average for public high schools in Western Cape (1 088 learners). It is a quintile 3 school, meaning it serves the middle 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees. In the 2025 matric exams, 84.9% of its 126 candidates passed (Western Cape average: 88.2%).

Matric (NSC) results

84.9% of the school's 126 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the Western Cape average of 88.2%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	Western Cape
2023	122	93	76.2%	81.5%
2024	121	90	74.4%	86.6%
2025	126	107	84.9%	88.2%

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
Specialisation	Secondary Subjects
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	938
Educators (2025)	31
Learners per educator	30.3 (province average 29.7)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	115333565
Exam centre number	1008823

Address and location

Street address	Churchstreet Hawston 7202
Postal address	Posbus 36 Hawston Unknown 7202
Suburb / area	Hawston Sp
Town	Hawston
Province	Western Cape
Education district	Overberg
Circuit	2
Municipality	Overstrand
Ward	10302008
Former department	House of Representatives(HOR)

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Admissions

Applications for Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 at public schools in Western Cape open the year before your child starts school. In the Western Cape, apply through the Western Cape Education Department online admissions system. Read our guide on applying for Grade 1 and Grade 8.