What kind of school is Darul Hikma Islamic School?
Darul Hikma Islamic School is an independent combined school in Uthukela, within the Uthukela education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 315 enrolled learners and 26 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1.
The school falls within the Inkosi Langalibalele Local 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 237 Loskop Road, and can be reached on 036 352 4723.
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.
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.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Darul Hikma Islamic School?
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 44% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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Distance to Major Centres
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What other schools are near Darul Hikma Islamic School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 97% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 100% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools
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.
Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 85% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools
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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). 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
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