What type of school is St Mary's Boarding Secondary School?

St Mary's Boarding Secondary School is classified as a secondary independent school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

How much are the fees?

St Mary's Boarding Secondary School is an independent school that sets its own fees. Contact the school directly for current fee information.

How many learners attend this school?

St Mary's Boarding Secondary School has 186 enrolled learners and 8 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 23:1.

Where is St Mary's Boarding Secondary School located?

St Mary's Boarding Secondary School is in King Cetshwayo, KING CETSHWAYO district, KwaZulu-Natal. Address: OBUKA- LUWAMBA, MELMOTH, 3835.

St Mary's Boarding Secondary School

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 500505901

King Cetshwayo, KING CETSHWAYO, KwaZulu-Natal

186

Learners

23:1

L:E Ratio

—

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Mary's Boarding Secondary School?

St Mary's Boarding Secondary School is an independent secondary school in King Cetshwayo, within the KING CETSHWAYO education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 186 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 23:1.

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.

Small school

This school has 186 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Mary's Boarding 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 8%

(Independent 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 Mary's Boarding Secondary School?

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

Siphiwayinkosi Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

521 learners 15 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 40%

Kaizana Area · 1.4km away

Mkhombisi High School

SecondaryPublicQ2

785 learners 20 educators 39:1

Lower L:E ratio than 10%

Empangeni · 4.3km away

Mabhensa Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ2

530 learners 19 educators 28:1

Lower L:E ratio than 61%

Empangeni · 4.4km away

Kwelentaba Combined School

CombinedPublicQ2

297 learners 10 educators 30:1

Lower L:E ratio than 42%

Obuka Traditional Authority · 5.1km away

Sabokwe Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ3

1,524 learners 42 educators 36:1

Lower L:E ratio than 29%

Near Police Station · 6.3km away

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OBUKA- LUWAMBA, MELMOTH, 3835

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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.