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Siphumelele Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500499389

Meerensee, KING CETSHWAYO, KwaZulu-Natal

1,359
Learners
32:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Siphumelele Secondary School?

Siphumelele Secondary School is a public secondary school in Meerensee, within the KING CETSHWAYO education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,359 enrolled learners and 42 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.

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.

Large school

This school has 1,359 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Siphumelele 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 50%

(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 Siphumelele Secondary School?

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

Sitholinhlanhla Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,517 learners 37 educators 41:1
Lower L:E ratio than 8%
Richards Bay · 0.3km away
Mzingazi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,763 learners 47 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
King Cetshwayo · 1.8km away
Kati Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
934 learners 27 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 41%
Phase 2 · 3.7km away
Richards Bay Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
897 learners 44 educators 20:1
Lower L:E ratio than 68%
Meerensee · 3.7km away
Lizwi High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
993 learners 26 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 18%
Mandlazini Agri - Village · 3.9km away

Which schools are similar to Siphumelele Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Meerensee with a similar quintile (Q3).

Ntongande High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,207 learners 43 educators 28:1
Lower L:E ratio than 81%
Meerensee
Emkhayideni Technical High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,088 learners 37 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 72%
Meerensee

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P.O. BOX 102517 MEERENSEE MEERENSEE 3901
0825152129
celukuthulaz@gmail.com
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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.