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St Catherine's Empangeni Combined School

CombinedIndependent EMIS: 500275243

Nyala Park, KING CETSHWAYO, KwaZulu-Natal

385
Learners
11:1
L:E Ratio
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Catherine's Empangeni Combined School?

St Catherine's Empangeni Combined School is an independent combined school in Nyala Park, within the KING CETSHWAYO education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 385 enrolled learners and 34 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 11:1. 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

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Catherine's Empangeni Combined 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 52%

(Independent Combined 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 St Catherine's Empangeni Combined School?

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

Zululand Remedial Centre
Special NeedsPublic
278 learners 29 educators 10:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Empangeni · 0.4km away
Empangeni Christian School
PrimaryIndependent
199 learners 12 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 38%
King Cetshwayo · 0.5km away
Empangeni High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,315 learners 76 educators 17:1
Lower L:E ratio than 77%
Empangeni · 0.6km away
Pinocchio Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
250 learners 14 educators 18:1
Lower L:E ratio than 30%
Empangeni · 0.8km away
Empangeni Preparatory School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,300 learners 39 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 9%
Empangeni · 1.1km away

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13 HIGGS ROAD,FAIRVIEW,EMPANGENI,3880
0357723041
principal@saintcatherines.co.za
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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.