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Tongaat Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500284308

Pinetown, PINETOWN, KwaZulu-Natal

590
Learners
27:1
L:E Ratio
Q4
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Tongaat Secondary School?

Tongaat Secondary School is a public secondary school in Pinetown, within the PINETOWN education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 590 enrolled learners and 22 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 27:1. It is classified as Quintile 4 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. Fees are set by the School Governing Body, and families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption. 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

Fee-charging school

As a Quintile 4 public school, fees are set by the School Governing Body. Families who cannot afford fees may apply for exemption.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Tongaat 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 63%

(Q4 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 Tongaat Secondary School?

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

Tongaat Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
619 learners 24 educators 26:1
Lower L:E ratio than 70%
Tongaat · 0.8km away
Victoria Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
692 learners 21 educators 33:1
Lower L:E ratio than 30%
Pinetown · 1.1km away
Mbonisweni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,345 learners 37 educators 36:1
Lower L:E ratio than 29%
Hambanathi Township · 1.3km away
Uthongathi Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,096 learners 31 educators 35:1
Lower L:E ratio than 35%
Hambanathi · 1.3km away
Mitchford Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
615 learners 21 educators 29:1
Lower L:E ratio than 28%
Mithanagar · 1.8km away

Which schools are similar to Tongaat Secondary School?

Secondary schools in Pinetown with a similar quintile (Q4).

Ndengetho High School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,268 learners 41 educators 31:1
Lower L:E ratio than 24%
Pinetown
Ntee High School
SecondaryPublicQ4
917 learners 25 educators 37:1
Lower L:E ratio than 3%
Pinetown
Verulam Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,064 learners 40 educators 27:1
Lower L:E ratio than 65%
Pinetown

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OLD MILL ROAD,GANDHI`S HILL,TONGAAT,4400

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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.