Mbilwi Secondary School is a school in the town of Sibasa in Limpopo, South Africa.
Mbilwi Secondary School has been producing 100% pass rates for its matric students since 1994.[1] The school also produces over 90% of matric exemptions since 1997.[citation needed]. It is known for being a maths and science school. It has produced famous people like the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johanessburg.[citation needed]
History
It is a public school that started in 1978. It did not have a proper science laboratory until 2003.[citation needed]
Suicide of Lufuno Mavhunga
In 2021, Lufuno Mavhunga, a 15-year-old girl who was a pupil at Mbilwi Secondary School, committed suicide after a video of her being bullied by two other pupils at the school circulated on social media.[2] A 15-year-old was arrested following the incident.[3] The South African Human Rights Commission found that the principal had previously been made aware of the bullying by Mavhunga's family but failed to address it. Save the Children South Africa called on the Department of Basic Education to take action against him.[3]
Notable alumni
- Phophi Ramathuba (born 1973), political leader in the Department of Health at the Limpopo Province
- Mashudu Tshifularo (born 1964), educator and medical specialist[citation needed]
- Mulalo Doyoyo (born 1970), engineer, polymathic inventor, and professor
- Tshilidzi Marwala (born 1971), mechanical engineer, computer scientist, former Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg, Rector of the United Nations University and Under Secretary General.
- Azwinndini Muronga, Dean of Science at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Fulufhelo Nelwamondo (born 1982), electrical engineer and research scientist
- Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (born 1977), Minister of Small Business Development in the Republic of South Africa
References
- ^ Tshikhudo, Elmon (14 January 2013). "Mbilwi does it again!". Zoutnet. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ Thohoyandou, Sesona Ngqakamba in. "'We live in a very sad society' - Lufuno Mavhunga is buried in Limpopo". News24. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Act against Mbilwi Secondary School's Principal". Save the Children South Africa (in Zhuang). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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