Tsitsana Comprehensive Senior Secondary School

Tsitsana Comprehensive Senior Secondary School is a public high school in Mount Fletcher, Maclear, Eastern Cape, in the Joe Gqabi education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school with a technical specialisation. In 2025 it had 252 learners and 9 educators, about 28 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public high schools in Eastern Cape (703 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, 89.2% of its 65 candidates passed (Eastern Cape average: 84.2%).

Matric (NSC) results

89.2% of the school's 65 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the Eastern Cape average of 84.2%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	Eastern Cape
2023	43	42	97.7%	81.5%
2024	67	60	89.6%	85.1%
2025	65	58	89.2%	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
Specialisation	Technical
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	Yes
Learners (2025)	252
Educators (2025)	9
Learners per educator	28 (province average 32.2)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	200501388
Exam centre number	4271048

Address and location

Street address	Lower Tsitsana A/A,mount Fletcher,4770
Postal address	P.O.Box 489, Maclear, 5480
Suburb / area	Mount Fletcher
Town	Maclear
Province	Eastern Cape
Education district	Joe Gqabi
Municipality	Elundini Local Municipality
Former department	New Education Department

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Admissions

Applications for Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 at public schools in Eastern Cape open the year before your child starts school. Contact the school for its application form and dates. Read our guide on applying for Grade 1 and Grade 8.