What type of school is Thembalethu High School?

Thembalethu High School is classified as a secondary public school in the EMIS database. Contact the school directly for the specific grades they offer.

Does this school charge fees?

No. Thembalethu High School is a no-fee school — families do not pay tuition fees.

How many learners attend this school?

Thembalethu High School has 1,380 enrolled learners and 35 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 39:1.

What does Quintile 3 mean?

Quintile 3 schools serve communities with moderate financial need and receive above-average funding. They are typically no-fee schools.

Where is Thembalethu High School located?

Thembalethu High School is in Bhongweni Loc, HARRY GWALA district, KwaZulu-Natal. Address: Area 10 Mphela Road Bhongweni Location Kokstad 4700.

Thembalethu High School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500494505

Bhongweni Loc, HARRY GWALA, KwaZulu-Natal

1,380

Learners

39:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Thembalethu High School?

Thembalethu High School is a public secondary school in Bhongweni Loc, within the HARRY GWALA education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,380 enrolled learners and 35 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 39:1. 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 1,380 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Thembalethu High 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 12%

(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 Thembalethu High School?

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

Kokstad Junior School

PrimaryPublicQ5

469 learners 25 educators 19:1

Lower L:E ratio than 75%

Harry Gwala · 0.6km away

Jens Primary School

PrimaryIndependent

66 learners 3 educators 22:1

Lower L:E ratio than 11%

Kokstad · 0.7km away

Mt Currie Senior Secondary School

SecondaryPublicQ3

646 learners 31 educators 21:1

Lower L:E ratio than 96%

Harry Gwala · 0.8km away

St Patricks College

CombinedIndependent

Data not available

Harry Gwala · 0.8km away

Terrie Ann Bridging School

PrimaryIndependent

181 learners 9 educators 20:1

Lower L:E ratio than 19%

Kokstad · 0.9km away

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Area 10 Mphela Road Bhongweni Location Kokstad 4700

0826117032

nmagwazan@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.