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Rietvlei Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500427868

Umzimkulu, HARRY GWALA, KwaZulu-Natal

891
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Rietvlei Senior Secondary School?

Rietvlei Senior Secondary School is a public secondary school in Umzimkulu, within the HARRY GWALA education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 891 enrolled learners and 28 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 32:1. 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 urban.

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 Rietvlei Senior 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 54%

(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 Rietvlei Senior Secondary School?

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

Rietvlei Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
219 learners 8 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 69%
Harry Gwala · 1.1km away
Nobila Senior Primary School
CombinedPublicQ3
158 learners 5 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Harry Gwala · 1.3km away
Amawushe Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
537 learners 15 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Umzimkhulu · 1.4km away
Bambanani Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
86 learners 4 educators 22:1
Lower L:E ratio than 82%
Umzimkhulu · 3km away
Eastlands Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
59 learners 3 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Harry Gwala · 3km away

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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.