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Dumezweni Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500124172

Upper Nseleni, KING CETSHWAYO, KwaZulu-Natal

955
Learners
28:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Dumezweni Secondary School?

Dumezweni Secondary School is a public secondary school in Upper Nseleni, within the KING CETSHWAYO education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 955 enrolled learners and 34 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 28:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Dumezweni Secondary School?

Learner-educator ratio relative to schools in the same quintile and phase. This includes all staff classified as educators (teachers, HODs, principals) — actual class sizes may differ.

Lower L:E ratio than 69%

(Q2 Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

Matric Results

Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.

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What other schools are near Dumezweni Secondary School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Esiqhomaneni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
271 learners 10 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 64%
Kwambiza · 0.9km away
Inselenyana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
419 learners 10 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 4%
(kwambiza) · 2.8km away
Gobihlahla Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
285 learners 13 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 81%
Empangeni · 4.2km away
Mashoba Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
342 learners 12 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 57%
King Cetshwayo · 4.2km away
Ngqungqu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
6 educators

Data not available

Obuka · 4.8km away

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OBUKA TRIBAL AUTHORITY,KWABIYELAOBUKA,EMPANGENI,3880

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.