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Indawana Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500447885

Umzimkulu, HARRY GWALA, KwaZulu-Natal

737
Learners
35:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Indawana Secondary School?

Indawana Secondary School is a public secondary school in Umzimkulu, within the HARRY GWALA education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 737 enrolled learners and 21 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 to be updated.

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 1 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 Indawana 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 25%

(Q1 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 Indawana Secondary School?

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

Indawana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
472 learners 13 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 13%
Indawana · 0.2km away
Indawana Educational Institute
PrimaryIndependent
223 learners 10 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 8%
Harry Gwala · 0.3km away
Umgano Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
250 learners 6 educators 42:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Harry Gwala · 2.1km away
Imvuleni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
367 learners 11 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Kilmun Area Thonsini Location · 6.8km away
Tsawule Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
84 learners 4 educators 21:1
Lower L:E ratio than 75%
Umzimkulu · 7.4km away

Which schools are similar to Indawana Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Umzimkulu with a similar quintile (Q1).

Ladam Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
405 learners 11 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Umzimkulu
Khaile Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
499 learners 17 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 61%
Umzimkulu

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INDAWANA VILLAGE UMZIMKULU UMZIMKULU 3297

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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.