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Al Azhar School of Durban

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CombinedIndependent EMIS: 500341806

Lct Centre, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

383 learners 12:1 ratio

At a glance

Type
Independent combined
Fees
Independent, sets own fees

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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What kind of school is Al Azhar School of Durban?

Al Azhar School of Durban is an independent combined school in Lct Centre, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 383 enrolled learners and 32 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1.

The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 103 Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at Lct Centre, Durban, 3600, and can be reached on 031 307 7609.

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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 is the learner-to-educator ratio at Al Azhar School of Durban?

How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals, so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

(Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Combined school

Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.

Contact

Lct Centre, Durban, 3600EMIS
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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Durban CBD0.9 km · 1 min
Westville13 km · 11 min
Umhlanga17.9 km · 14 min

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What other schools are near Al Azhar School of Durban?

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

High Performance Academy
SecondaryIndependent
28 learners 7 educators 4:1

Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools

Durban · 0.2km away
St James College
SecondaryIndependent
153 learners 14 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Provincial House · 0.3km away
Icesa Matric School
SecondaryIndependent

Data not available

Durban · 0.3km away
Islamic Dawah College
SecondaryIndependent
117 learners 7 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools

106 Bertha Mkhize Street · 0.3km away
Anjuman Islam Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
634 learners 25 educators 25:1

Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools

Umlazi · 0.4km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal.

Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Orient Islamic School
CombinedIndependent
1,107 learners 92 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Greyville
Curro Embury School
CombinedIndependent
842 learners 43 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools

Morningside
Durban Girls' College
CombinedIndependent
778 learners 86 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Musgrave

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so 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.

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