Maris Stella School
Combined · Independent · EMIS 500302290
Berea, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal
At a glance
- Fees
- Independent, sets own fees
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What does Maris Stella School say about itself?
A HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL. EST 1899. 125 years of raising confident, faith-filled young women. Welcome to Maris Stella. We are an independent all-girls school in Durban, offering Grade 000 through to Grade 12. We are a place where sisterhood, academic curiosity and individual purpose grow side by side.
- Affiliation
- Catholic
- Founded
- 1899
- Grades offered
- Grade RR – Grade 12
- Typical class size (as stated by the school)
- 20
- Principal
- Mr S Ireland
Special-needs support
Maris Stella is extremely proud to provide our range of holistic therapeutic and learning support services under the banner called THRIVE. The THRIVE team consists of our school Psychologist, Remedial Therapists, Speech and Language therapists and Occupational Therapist. The team, led by the school Psychologist and Remedial Therapists, works collaboratively with class teachers and parents in identifying pupils with therapy or support needs, facilitating referral for the appropriate and recomm
Official EMIS classification: ORDINARY.
What does Maris Stella School cost?
Upfront/annual payment discount: 5% · Sibling discount: 5%
Extra costs: Book Levy, IT Levy, Development Levy
FAMILY DISCOUNTS The following family discounts are applicable for 2026: • 5% for second daughter • 7.5% for additional daughters Sibling discounts do not apply to the oldest child in the family. The full fee is payable for the oldest child and the younger sibling/s will be given the appropriate discount. Please note that a sibling discount is not applicable if that sibling is in receipt of a bursary/scholarship.
Bursaries: Sporting scholarships offered to Grade 8 girls
Fees may change: always confirm with the school directly. Q1–Q3 public schools are no-fee schools by national policy.
What kind of school is Maris Stella School?
Maris Stella School is an independent combined school in Berea, within the Umlazi education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 535 enrolled learners and 68 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 8:1.
The school falls within the Ethekwini metropolitan municipality. Among 103 Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at 558 Essenwood Road, Essenwood, Berea, 4067, and can be reached on 031 209 9426.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
School fees at Maris Stella School
Maris Stella School is an independent school and sets its own fees.
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The fee exemption rules for public schools do not apply to independent schools. Ask the school whether it offers bursaries or discounts.
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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 AfricaLearner numbers reported to the Department, by year
These counts are not a measure of quality. A number can change because a school adds or drops grades, because new schools open nearby or boundaries change, or because of an error in what was reported.
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| Year | Learners |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 812 |
| 2008 | Data not available |
| 2009 | Data not available |
| 2010 | 800 |
| 2011 | 808 |
| 2012 | 799 |
| 2013 | 826 |
| 2016 | 795 |
| 2018 | 780 |
| 2019 | 759 |
| 2020 | 728 |
| 2021 | 651 |
| 2022 | 593 |
| 2023 | 563 |
| 2025 | 535 |
These are counts of learners from the Department of Basic Education’s national school lists. A few figures that look like recording errors are left out. We found no list with figures for 2014, 2015, 2017, 2024. How we read these lists.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Maris Stella 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 79% of similar schools
(Independent Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Maris Stella School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity: these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 34% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools
Secondary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools
Primary · Public · Quintile 5
Fewer learners per educator than 26% 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.
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools
Combined · Independent
Fewer learners per educator than 37% 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). 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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