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Maqhutshana Junior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500306360

Pinetown, PINETOWN, KwaZulu-Natal

706
Learners
35:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Maqhutshana Junior Secondary School?

Maqhutshana Junior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Pinetown, within the PINETOWN education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 706 enrolled learners and 20 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 35:1. 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 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 3 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 Maqhutshana Junior 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 29%

(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 Maqhutshana Junior Secondary School?

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

St Lawrence Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
810 learners 19 educators 43:1
Lower L:E ratio than 6%
Pinetown · 0.8km away
Inkazimulo Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
864 learners 19 educators 46:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
1 Manqoba Drive · 1.9km away
Bothas Hill Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
525 learners 14 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Qadi Tribal Autority · 2km away
Kwantebeni Comprehensive High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
814 learners 24 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
Kwanyuswa · 2km away
Mnamatha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
233 learners 10 educators 23:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Mnamatha · 2km away

Which schools are similar to Maqhutshana Junior Secondary School?

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

Albini High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
966 learners 30 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 52%
Pinetown
Amatshezulu High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
655 learners 24 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 84%
Pinetown
Emachobeni Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,259 learners 27 educators 47:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Pinetown
Hlahlindlela High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,033 learners 36 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Pinetown
Isibukosezwe High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
642 learners 25 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 88%
Pinetown

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QINISELANI MANYUSWA,EMONDINIKWANYUSWA,HILLCREST,3660

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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.