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Lugaju Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500188330

Impendle, UMGUNGUNDLOVU, KwaZulu-Natal

117
Learners
20:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Lugaju Secondary School?

Lugaju Secondary School is a public secondary school in Impendle, within the UMGUNGUNDLOVU education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 117 enrolled learners and 6 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 20:1. It is classified as Quintile 2 — 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 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

Small school

This school has 117 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Lugaju 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 93%

(Q2 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 Lugaju Secondary School?

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

Mazwendoda Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
733 learners 22 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 39%
Impendle · 0.7km away
Inzinga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
294 learners 9 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 37%
Umgungundlovu · 1.2km away
Holoma Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
130 learners 6 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 73%
Inzinga · 2.3km away
Mafahleni High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
169 learners 7 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Ntshiyabantu · 2.4km away
Ntshiyabantu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
75 learners 6 educators 13:1
Lower L:E ratio than 96%
Impendle · 2.6km away

Which schools are similar to Lugaju Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Impendle with a similar quintile (Q2).

Ntwasahlobo High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
112 learners 2 educators 56:1
Lower L:E ratio than 1%
Impendle
Luthando High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
491 learners 13 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 14%
Impendle
Mazwendoda Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
733 learners 22 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 39%
Impendle
Siyazama Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
249 learners 7 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Impendle
Imbali Junior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
68 learners 5 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Impendle

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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.