What type of school is Zinikeleni Secondary School?

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

How many learners attend this school?

Zinikeleni Secondary School has 1,004 enrolled learners and 42 educators. The learner-educator ratio is 24:1.

What does Quintile 4 mean?

Quintile 4 schools serve relatively well-resourced communities and receive lower per-learner government funding. They may charge school fees.

Where is Zinikeleni Secondary School located?

Zinikeleni Secondary School is in Carolina, GERT SIBANDE district, Mpumalanga. Address: 2145 SOBHUZA STREET, SILOBELA, CAROLINA, 1185.

Zinikeleni Secondary School

Q: Does this school charge fees?

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

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 800025965

Carolina, GERT SIBANDE, Mpumalanga

1,004

Learners

24:1

L:E Ratio

Quintile

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Zinikeleni Secondary School?

Zinikeleni Secondary School is a public secondary school in Carolina, within the GERT SIBANDE education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a large school with 1,004 enrolled learners and 42 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 24:1. 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.

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 Zinikeleni 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%

(Q4 Secondary schools in Mpumalanga)

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 Zinikeleni Secondary School?

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

Ezenzeleni Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ1

1,448 learners 35 educators 41:1

Lower L:E ratio than 4%

Carolina · 0.8km away

Sobhuza Primary School

PrimaryPublicQ5

978 learners 28 educators 35:1

Lower L:E ratio than 18%

Carolina · 1.4km away

Violet Jiyane Junior Secondary School

PrimaryPublicQ4

1,005 learners 27 educators 37:1

Lower L:E ratio than 31%

Carolina · 1.7km away

Carolina Combined School

CombinedPublicQ5

1,068 learners 33 educators 32:1

Lower L:E ratio than 38%

Carolina · 2.3km away

C V O Skool Carolina

CombinedIndependent

16 learners 3 educators 5:1

Lower L:E ratio than 96%

Carolina · 2.4km away

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2145 SOBHUZA STREET, SILOBELA, CAROLINA, 1185

0178432183

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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.