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Maphinda Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500198357

Inanda, PINETOWN, KwaZulu-Natal

240
Learners
34:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Maphinda Secondary School?

Maphinda Secondary School is a public secondary school in Inanda, within the PINETOWN education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 240 enrolled learners and 7 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 34:1. 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.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Maphinda 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 31%

(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 Maphinda Secondary School?

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

Lethokuhle Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
148 learners 5 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 70%
Pinetown · 1.4km away
Umthunzi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
147 learners 6 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 86%
Maphephetheni Tribal Authority · 1.9km away
Lindokuhle Acadermy of Learning
SecondaryIndependent
57 learners 10 educators 6:1
Lower L:E ratio than 78%
Umgungundlovu · 2km away
Kwanongqanga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
117 learners 5 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Emqeku · 2.5km away
Mofu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
66 learners 3 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 80%
Inanda · 4.5km away

Which schools are similar to Maphinda Secondary School?

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

Khamangwa High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
511 learners 4 educators 128:1
Lower L:E ratio than 0%
Inanda
Sithandimfundo Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
648 learners 18 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 22%
Inanda

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AMATATA ROUTE,NEXT TO UMQEKURI VERINANDA,DURBAN,4310

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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.