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Destiny Life Academy School

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 500492803

Umhlali, Ilembe, KwaZulu-Natal

83
Learners
6:1
Learners per educator
N/A
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Destiny Life Academy School?

Destiny Life Academy School is an independent secondary school in Umhlali, within the Ilembe education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 83 enrolled learners and 13 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 6:1.

The school falls within the Kwadukuza Local Municipality local municipality. Among 41 Independent Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at 5 Burnedale Place, Umhlali Methodist Church Site Umhlali Umhlali 4390, and can be reached on 72729765.

What You Should Know

Independent school

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

Small school

This school has 83 enrolled learners.

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 Destiny Life Academy 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 70% of similar schools

(Independent Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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5 Burnedale Place, Umhlali Methodist Church Site Umhlali Umhlali 4390

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Ballito8.6 km · 7 min
Umhlanga36.4 km · 23 min
Westville56.2 km · 33 min

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Location

What other schools are near Destiny Life Academy School?

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

Sizani Combined Primary School
CombinedPublicQ3
906 learners 25 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Foxhill · 0.7km away
Umhlali Preparatory School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,113 learners 82 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools

Stanger · 1.1km away
Curro Salt Rock
CombinedIndependent
841 learners 60 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools

Salt Rock · 1.9km away
R.A. Padayachee Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
972 learners 24 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Umhlali · 2.7km away
Shakaskraal Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,071 learners 30 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 19% of similar schools

Shakaskraal · 3.8km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent secondary 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.

Masakhane Girls' Secondary School
SecondaryIndependent
150 learners 13 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Hazelmere
Crawford College La Lucia
SecondaryIndependent

Data not available

La Lucia
Hamptons High School
SecondaryIndependent
232 learners 16 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Pinetown

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). 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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