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Matatane Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500201391

Cool Air Main Road Dalton, UMGUNGUNDLOVU, KwaZulu-Natal

351
Learners
23:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Matatane Secondary School?

Matatane Secondary School is a public secondary school in Cool Air Main Road Dalton, within the UMGUNGUNDLOVU education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 351 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 23:1. 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 Matatane 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 87%

(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 Matatane Secondary School?

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

Dalton Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
358 learners 12 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 52%
Dalton Area · 0.2km away
Cool Air Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ4
1,103 learners 38 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Cool Air · 1.2km away
Fortmannspruit Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
71 learners 5 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Dalton Road · 5.8km away
Oebisfelde Intermediate School
CombinedPublicQ2
43 learners 5 educators 9:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Umgungundlovu · 6.2km away
Ekufundeni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
42 learners 4 educators 11:1
Lower L:E ratio than 95%
Umgungundlovu · 6.3km away

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COOL AIR MAIN ROAD,COOL AIR,DALTON,3236

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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.