Registrations were robbed and at gunpoint in Mqhekezweni administrative area.

The incident happened while the students were preparing for their final matric exams on Wednesday.

The Eastern Cape Department of Education said students were also attacked and robbed.

Provincial Education MEC Fundile Gade is scheduled to visit the school on Thursday.

“The entire sector is shocked by this barbaric act of student rape and we will provide all necessary support to the victims, including their families. It is so sad that we have to condemn violence against girl learners whom society should protect as future leaders,” said Gade.

Gade’s spokesperson, Mali Mtima, confirmed that the MEC had already provided psychosocial support to the families, classmates and educators of the victims.

Eastern Cape police said the Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Investigation Unit had assembled a team to investigate the rape and robbery.

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