What type of school is Ehawini Secondary School?

Ehawini Secondary School is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Ehawini Secondary School is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Ehawini Secondary School has 686 enrolled learners and 17 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 40:1.

What does Quintile 3 mean?

Quintile 3 schools serve communities with moderate financial need and receive above-average funding. They are typically no-fee schools.

Where is Ehawini Secondary School located?

Ehawini Secondary School is in Ngwelezane, KING CETSHWAYO district, KwaZulu-Natal. Address: Nqutshini Reserve Ngwelezane Empangeni 3880.

Ehawini Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500497872

Ngwelezane, KING CETSHWAYO, KwaZulu-Natal

686

Learners

40:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Ehawini Secondary School?

Ehawini Secondary School is a public secondary school in Ngwelezane, within the KING CETSHWAYO education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 686 enrolled learners and 17 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 40:1. It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 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 Ehawini 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 9%

(Q3 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 Ehawini Secondary School?

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

Nqutshini Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

237 learners 8 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

7b · 0.2km away

Sihubela High School

SecondaryPublicQ2

252 learners 9 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 70%

Macekane Reserve 2 · 2.5km away

Masakhane High School

SecondaryPublicQ3

594 learners 23 educators 26:1

Lower L:E ratio than 87%

Empangeni · 2.6km away

Mehlathathani Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

132 learners 6 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 80%

Macekane Reserve2 · 2.8km away

Ndabayakhe Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

707 learners 21 educators 34:1

Lower L:E ratio than 49%

Ndabayakhe · 2.8km away

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Nqutshini Reserve Ngwelezane Empangeni 3880

0848727036

ehawini-ss@kznschools.gov.za

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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.