Kylemore Sekondêr

Kylemore Sekondêr is a public high school in Kylemore, Stellenbosch Rural, Western Cape, in the Cape Winelands education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 972 learners and 30 educators, about 32.4 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 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, 87.6% of its 145 candidates passed (Western Cape average: 88.2%).

Matric (NSC) results

87.6% of the school's 145 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the Western Cape average of 88.2%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	Western Cape
2023	109	103	94.5%	81.5%
2024	132	118	89.4%	86.6%
2025	145	127	87.6%	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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	972
Educators (2025)	30
Learners per educator	32.4 (province average 29.7)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	108473499
Exam centre number	1007720

Address and location

Street address	Skoolstraat 1 Kylemore 7608
Postal address	Posbus 1 Groot Drakenstein Unknown 7680
Suburb / area	Kylemore
Town	Stellenbosch Rural
Province	Western Cape
Education district	Cape Winelands
Circuit	9
Municipality	Stellenbosch
Ward	10204004
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.