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Sikhuthele Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500265216

Ilembe, ILEMBE, KwaZulu-Natal

270
Learners
30:1
L:E Ratio
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Sikhuthele Secondary School?

Sikhuthele Secondary School is a public secondary school in Ilembe, within the ILEMBE education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 270 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1. 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 Sikhuthele 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 59%

(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 Sikhuthele Secondary School?

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

Sakhesethu Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
376 learners 11 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Via Tugela Mouth Near Salvation Army Church · 1.5km away
Whebede Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
317 learners 10 educators 32:1
Lower L:E ratio than 42%
Mandeni · 1.5km away
Ifalethu Combined School
CombinedPublicQ2
539 learners 16 educators 34:1
Lower L:E ratio than 18%
Ilembe · 3.2km away
Madlanga Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
411 learners 10 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 8%
Emacambini · 3.2km away
Mangete Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
713 learners 19 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Mangete · 3.6km away

Which schools are similar to Sikhuthele Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Ilembe with a similar quintile (Q2).

Inkosi K.W. Mathaba Technical School
SecondaryPublicQ2
1,498 learners 48 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 53%
Ilembe
Kranskop High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
755 learners 32 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Ilembe
Ngcolosi High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
495 learners 14 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 25%
Ilembe
Our Lady of the Rosary Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
694 learners 18 educators 39:1
Lower L:E ratio than 11%
Ilembe
Chief Ngonyama Technical School
SecondaryPublicQ2
253 learners 10 educators 25:1
Lower L:E ratio than 81%
Ilembe

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TUGELA MOUNT ROAD,WHEBEDE AREA,MADINI,4490

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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.