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Mahelane Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500193103

Kwambotho Location, UGU, KwaZulu-Natal

424
Learners
35:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Mahelane Secondary School?

Mahelane Secondary School is a public secondary school in Kwambotho Location, within the UGU education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 424 enrolled learners and 12 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 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 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 Mahelane 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 Mahelane Secondary School?

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

Siyephu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
192 learners 7 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Kwambotho · 1.8km away
Sibutha Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
69 learners 4 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 95%
Ugu · 2.5km away
Jamengweni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
363 learners 11 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 27%
Kwafodo T/a · 3.7km away
Marshmount Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
496 learners 16 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Kwa Mbotho · 4.1km away
Zimema Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
572 learners 23 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 73%
Harding · 4.2km away

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250 D BLOCK,KWAMBOTHOLOTR,HARDING,4688

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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.