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St Michael's Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500428238

Kwagwijendlwini, HARRY GWALA, KwaZulu-Natal

507
Learners
39:1
L:E Ratio
Q1
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Michael's Secondary School?

St Michael's Secondary School is a public secondary school in Kwagwijendlwini, within the HARRY GWALA education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 507 enrolled learners and 13 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 39:1. It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 urban.

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 1 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 Michael'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 13%

(Q1 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 Michael's Secondary School?

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

Senzokuhle Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
164 learners 5 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 55%
Umzimkulu · 1.7km away
Emtshibeni Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
959 learners 24 educators 40:1
Lower L:E ratio than 10%
Riverside · 1.7km away
Bungende Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ1
290 learners 12 educators 24:1
Lower L:E ratio than 67%
Umzimkhulu · 1.8km away
Nyaka Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
111 learners 8 educators 14:1
Lower L:E ratio than 90%
Mfulamhle A/a · 3.2km away
Syria Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
218 learners 8 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 54%
Umzimkulu · 3.3km away

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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.