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Ebuta Junior Secondary School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 500424612

Umzimkulu, Harry Gwala, KwaZulu-Natal

270
Learners
25:1
Learners per educator
Q2
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Ebuta Junior Secondary School?

Ebuta Junior Secondary School is a public combined school in Umzimkulu, within the Harry Gwala education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 270 enrolled learners and 11 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 25:1.

It is classified as Quintile 2 — a government classification based on the surrounding community's socioeconomic profile, not a measure of school quality. It is designated as a no-fee school, so families do not pay tuition fees.

The school falls within the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality local municipality. Among 123 Q2 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at 156 Umzimkulu, 3297, and can be reached on 073 302 8820.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 2 no-fee school, families do not pay school fees. The school receives higher per-learner funding from government.

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.

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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ebuta Junior Secondary 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

(Q2 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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156 Umzimkulu, 3297
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Distance to Major Centres

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Pietermaritzburg108 km · 87 min

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Location

What other schools are near Ebuta Junior Secondary School?

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

Sunrise Combined School
CombinedIndependent
357 learners 15 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 7% of similar schools

New Clydesdale · 0.7km away
Vumazonke Combined School
CombinedPublicQ4
710 learners 20 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools

Umzimkulu · 1.1km away
Drc Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,022 learners 27 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 17% of similar schools

Harry Gwala · 1.4km away
D.R.C Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
1,118 learners 27 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools

Umzimkulu · 1.5km away
Umzimkulu J.S.School
CombinedPublicQ4
1,559 learners 37 educators 42:1

Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools

Majaardin · 1.6km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 2.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Ebuta Junior Secondary School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Clydesdale Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
959 learners 30 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Clydesdale Location
Webbstown Combined School
CombinedPublicQ2
316 learners 12 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

Ixopo
Ntlambamasoka Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
158 learners 7 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Harry Gwala

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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