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St. Joseph's Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500226477

Umgungundlovu, UMGUNGUNDLOVU, KwaZulu-Natal

237
Learners
24:1
L:E Ratio
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St. Joseph's Secondary School?

St. Joseph's Secondary School is a public secondary school in Umgungundlovu, within the UMGUNGUNDLOVU education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 237 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 24:1. 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 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 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 St. Joseph's 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 93%

(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 St. Joseph's Secondary School?

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

New Hanover Primary Farm School
PrimaryPublicQ3
355 learners 13 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 79%
Umshwathi · 0.3km away
New Hanover Prepatory
PrimaryIndependent
156 learners 17 educators 9:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Umshwathi Rural · 2.1km away
Fortmannspruit Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
71 learners 5 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 94%
Dalton Road · 4.1km away
Trustfeed Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,066 learners 30 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 34%
Trustfeed Farm · 5.2km away
Martin Nxumalo Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
829 learners 22 educators 38:1
Lower L:E ratio than 19%
Trustfeed Farm · 5.2km away

Which schools are similar to St. Joseph's Secondary School?

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

Bongudunga Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,084 learners 29 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 21%
Umgungundlovu
Kuhlekonke High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
416 learners 16 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 87%
Umgungundlovu
Laduma High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
447 learners 15 educators 30:1
Lower L:E ratio than 70%
Umgungundlovu
Zuzulwazi Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
782 learners 22 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Umgungundlovu
Indala High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,722 learners 52 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 44%
Umgungundlovu

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SCHROEDERS ROAD,NEW HANOVER,NEWHANOVER,3230

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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.