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Georgetown High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500148333

Edendale, UMGUNGUNDLOVU, KwaZulu-Natal

1,450
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Georgetown High School?

Georgetown High School is a public secondary school in Edendale, within the UMGUNGUNDLOVU education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,450 enrolled learners and 46 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. 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 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

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.

Large school

This school has 1,450 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Georgetown 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 56%

(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 Georgetown High School?

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

Edendale Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
578 learners 17 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Umgungundlovu · 0.7km away
Nichols Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,249 learners 42 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 70%
Edendale · 0.7km away
Edendale Technical High School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,709 learners 62 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Edendale · 1km away
Nyonithwele Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,433 learners 47 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Edendale · 1km away
Sanzwili Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
968 learners 27 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 31%
Dambuza · 1.2km away

Which schools are similar to Georgetown High School?

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

Amakholwa Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
860 learners 24 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 27%
Edendale
Nyonithwele Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,433 learners 47 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Edendale
Smero Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,199 learners 34 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Edendale

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GEORGETOWN MAIN ROAD,GEORGETOWN,PIETERMARITZBURG,3217

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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.