Plettenbergbaai Sekondêr

Plettenbergbaai Sekondêr is a public high school in New Horizons Sp, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, in the Eden and Central Kar education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 254 learners and 35 educators, about 35.8 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. As a Section 21 school, its governing body manages part of its own budget. In the 2025 matric exams, 86.6% of its 186 candidates passed (Western Cape average: 88.2%).

Matric (NSC) results

86.6% of the school's 186 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the Western Cape average of 88.2%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	Western Cape
2023	149	111	74.5%	81.5%
2024	171	155	90.6%	86.6%
2025	186	161	86.6%	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	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	1 254
Educators (2025)	35
Learners per educator	35.8 (province average 29.7)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	119353469
Exam centre number	1003339

Address and location

Street address	N2 Nasionale Pad Ebenezer Heights Plettenbergbaai 6600
Postal address	Posbus 1394 Plettenbergbaai Unknown 6600
Suburb / area	New Horizons Sp
Town	Plettenberg Bay
Province	Western Cape
Education district	Eden and Central Kar
Circuit	4
Municipality	Bitou
Ward	10407004
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.