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Nkonka High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500232360

Murchison, UGU, KwaZulu-Natal

936
Learners
29:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Nkonka High School?

Nkonka High School is a public secondary school in Murchison, within the UGU education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 936 enrolled learners and 32 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 29:1. 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 Nkonka High 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 73%

(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 Nkonka High School?

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

Murchison Combined Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
789 learners 25 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 61%
Murchison Location · 0.5km away
Madakane Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
382 learners 10 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 18%
Murchison · 1.1km away
Kwandabezinhle Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
328 learners 11 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
Port Shepstone · 1.2km away
Kwaluhlaza Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
883 learners 26 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 46%
Newtown Ward 22 · 1.3km away
Mdlazi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
216 learners 8 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 64%
Boboyi · 2.3km away

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HIDDENE ROAD,MURCHISON,PORT SHEPSTONE,4240

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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.