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George Mbhele High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500289747

Ugu, UGU, KwaZulu-Natal

334
Learners
30:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is George Mbhele High School?

George Mbhele High School is a public secondary school in Ugu, within the UGU education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 334 enrolled learners and 11 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. 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. 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 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 George Mbhele High 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 66%

(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 George Mbhele High School?

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

Inala Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
465 learners 13 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 20%
Ugu · 0.3km away
Woodgrange-On-Sea-Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
306 learners 10 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
Ugu · 3.8km away
Nkehlamandla Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
32 learners 1 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 32%
Hibberdene · 3.9km away
Magog Full Service School
PrimaryPublicQ2
343 learners 13 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Umzumbe · 4.2km away
Mntwanungamizizwe High School
SecondaryPublicQ1
166 learners 6 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 72%
Magog Location · 4.7km away

Which schools are similar to George Mbhele High School?

Secondary schools in Ugu with a similar quintile (Q3).

Luthuli High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,592 learners 52 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 63%
Ugu
Phathwa Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,356 learners 36 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Ugu
Sister Joan's High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,306 learners 35 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Ugu
Sozabe High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
617 learners 16 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 15%
Ugu
Robert Hlongwa Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
81 learners 7 educators 12:1
Lower L:E ratio than 99%
Ugu

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FAIRVIEW MISSION,,UMZUMBE,HIBBERDENE,4225

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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.