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Drakondale School of Art

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Secondary · Independent · EMIS 500505531

Umgungundlovu, Umgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal

33 learners 4:1 learners per educator

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

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What kind of school is Drakondale School of Art?

Drakondale School of Art is an independent secondary school in Umgungundlovu, within the Umgungundlovu education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 33 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 4:1.

Among 41 Independent Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools.

The school is at No. 14 D794 Merrivale Howi Ck 3290.

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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Drakondale School of Art?

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 88% of similar schools

(Independent Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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No. 14 D794 Merrivale Howi Ck 3290
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Pietermaritzburg18.6 km · 19 min

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What other schools are near Drakondale School of Art?

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

Sibongumbomvu Combined School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

223 learners 13 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 87% of similar schools

Hilton · 1.9km away
Howick Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 4

537 learners 23 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools

Howick West · 3.5km away
Nogqaza Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 3

785 learners 24 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools

Kwamevana Township · 3.7km away
Injoloba Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 3

1,161 learners 41 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

Kwamevana Township · 3.8km away
Cosmo Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 4

1,037 learners 32 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 34% of similar schools

Tumbleweed · 4km 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.

Hilton College

Secondary · Independent

Data not available

Umgungundlovu
Grace College

Secondary · Independent

251 learners 36 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Berry Hill
St Annes College

Secondary · Independent

Data not available

Leonard

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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). 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

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