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Durban Commercial College

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 500492914

Umlazi, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

49
Learners
5:1
Learners per educator
N/A
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Durban Commercial College?

Durban Commercial College is an independent secondary school in Umlazi, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 49 enrolled learners and 9 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 5:1.

Among 41 Independent Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools.

The school is at 560 Anton Lembede Smith Street Durban 4000, and can be reached on 031 305 4288.

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 49 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 Durban Commercial College?

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 80% of similar schools

(Independent Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

Contact

560 Anton Lembede Smith Street Durban 4000

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Durban CBD1.2 km · 2 min
Westville13.2 km · 12 min
Pinetown18.9 km · 14 min

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Location

What other schools are near Durban Commercial College?

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

Zimele High School
SecondaryIndependent
121 learners 2 educators 61:1

Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools

1st Floor Qualbert Centre · 0.4km away
St James College
SecondaryIndependent
153 learners 14 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Provincial House · 0.5km away
Christian High School
SecondaryIndependent

Data not available

Durban · 0.7km away
African Vision Secondary School
SecondaryIndependent
17 learners 7 educators 2:1

Fewer learners per educator than 95% of similar schools

Durban Central · 0.7km away
Islamic Dawah College
SecondaryIndependent
117 learners 7 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools

106 Bertha Mkhize Street · 0.7km 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.

Zimele High School
SecondaryIndependent
121 learners 2 educators 61:1

Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools

1st Floor Qualbert Centre
St James College
SecondaryIndependent
153 learners 14 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Provincial House
Durban Secondary and Fet Academy
SecondaryIndependent
154 learners 14 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools

Durban Central

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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