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Mfongosi Combined School

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Combined · Public · EMIS 500208754

Mfongosi Area, King Cetshwayo, KwaZulu-Natal

354 learners 30:1 learners per educator Q1

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No-fee school

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

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2027 school terms

Term 1
13 January to 19 March
Term 2
6 April to 25 June
Term 3
20 July to 22 September
Term 4
5 October to 8 December
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What kind of school is Mfongosi Combined School?

Mfongosi Combined School is a public combined school in Mfongosi Area, within the King Cetshwayo education district of KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 354 enrolled learners and 12 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 30:1.

It is classified as Quintile 1 — 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 Nkandla local municipality. Among 145 Q1 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Mfongosi Area Near Mfongosi Police, Mfongosikwangono, Inkandla, 3855, and can be reached on 073 240 6770.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

School fees at Mfongosi Combined School

Mfongosi Combined School is recorded as a no-fee school. Parents do not pay compulsory school fees. The school may ask for voluntary contributions. You do not have to pay them.

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Learner 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.

05001,0001,50020072010201520202025
Learners by year, with the number of learners down the left. A gap is a year we have no figure for. Outlined bars are years the school was listed as a different type of school.

The Department’s lists record this school for 2016 as an intermediate school, and for 2018 as a primary school, and for 2021 to 2022 as a primary school. A school listed as a different type usually offered a different range of grades, so those numbers and later ones may not be counting the same thing.

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YearLearners
20071,099
2008932
20091,104
20101,002
20111,010
2012913
2013854
2016349
2018331
2019365
2020389
2021416
2022418
2023390
2025354

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 Mfongosi Combined 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 37% of similar schools

(Q1 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Mfongosi Area Near Mfongosi Police, Mfongosikwangono, Inkandla, 3855EMIS
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Ladysmith159.4 km · 195 min

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What other schools are near Mfongosi Combined School?

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

Ngono Secondary School

Secondary · Public · Quintile 1

1,267 learners 33 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools

Nkandla · 1.1km away
Amayese Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

65 learners 3 educators 22:1

Fewer learners per educator than 73% of similar schools

King Cetshwayo · 1.7km away
Savuye Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

222 learners 7 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Nkandla · 2.5km away
Siphande Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

249 learners 7 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools

Nkandla · 4km away
Mdombolo Primary School

Primary · Public · Quintile 1

58 learners 3 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools

Nkandla · 4.1km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 1.

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

Funizwe Combined School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

70 learners 4 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools

King Cetshwayo
Sibhakabhaka Combined School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

328 learners 10 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools

Nkandla
Silambo Full Service School

Combined · Public · Quintile 1

200 learners 13 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 92% of similar schools

Silambo Area

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). 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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