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Qwabe Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500254375

Maphumulo, ILEMBE, KwaZulu-Natal

914
Learners
38:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Qwabe Secondary School?

Qwabe Secondary School is a public secondary school in Maphumulo, within the ILEMBE education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 914 enrolled learners and 24 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 38:1. 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 Qwabe 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 15%

(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 Qwabe Secondary School?

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

Hlalakahle Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
671 learners 19 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 23%
Upper Tongaat · 1km away
Sithelosethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
42 learners 3 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Ilembe · 1.2km away
Ukuzamakwethu Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
293 learners 8 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 20%
Tribal Authority · 2.7km away
Gogovuma Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
52 learners 5 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Tongaat · 2.9km away
Itshelencwadi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
47 learners 5 educators 9:1
Lower L:E ratio than 98%
Umvoti Road · 3.3km away

Which schools are similar to Qwabe Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Maphumulo with a similar quintile (Q1).

Ezithabeni Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
625 learners 22 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 68%
Maphumulo
Inhlokozi Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
220 learners 11 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Maphumulo
Lethuxolo Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
198 learners 10 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 93%
Maphumulo
Macaphuna Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ1
187 learners 5 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 17%
Maphumulo
Sakhisizwe High School
SecondaryPublicQ1
704 learners 24 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 62%
Maphumulo

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UPHONJWANA RESERVE,QWABE TRIBAL AREA,TONGAAT,4400

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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.