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Earlington Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500125800

Longcroft, PINETOWN, KwaZulu-Natal

975
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q5
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Earlington Secondary School?

Earlington Secondary School is a public secondary school in Longcroft, within the PINETOWN education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 975 enrolled learners and 31 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. It is classified as Quintile 5 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

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

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 5 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Earlington 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 4%

(Q5 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 Earlington Secondary School?

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

Longcroft Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
401 learners 17 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 52%
Longcroft · 0.5km away
Eastview Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
234 learners 9 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 41%
Unit 7 · 0.6km away
Palmcroft Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
226 learners 11 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Eastbury · 0.7km away
Millview Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
229 learners 9 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 73%
Eastbury · 0.8km away
Clayridge Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
405 learners 16 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 74%
Clayfield · 1km away

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308 EARLCROFT CLOSE,PHOENIX,DURBAN,4068

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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.