An 18-year-old South African student was fatally stabbed at school on September 23, 2025, leading to six arrests.

An 18-year-old Grade 12 student was fatally stabbed during a school altercation at Humansdorp High School in South Africa’s Eastern Cape on September 23, 2025, shortly after 8:15 a.m. Police confirmed the victim was pronounced dead at the scene following multiple stab wounds. Six teenagers were arrested in connection with the attack, with five suspects apprehended near a gravel road leading to Oyster Bay. The four youngest suspects will appear in Children’s Court, while the two oldest face murder charges in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on September 25. Authorities are investigating the incident, which is part of a broader pattern of knife-related violence among students in South African schools in 2025. The Gauteng Education Department reiterated that school admissions are based on proximity and sibling placement, not citizenship status, in response to reports of efforts to prioritize South African pupils. Police urged the public to report any information to Crime Stop at 08600 10111.