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Rietvlei Junior Secondary School

CombinedPublic EMIS: 500427831

Harry Gwala, Harry Gwala, KwaZulu-Natal

219
Learners
27:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Rietvlei Junior Secondary School?

Rietvlei Junior Secondary School is a public combined school in Harry Gwala, within the Harry Gwala education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 219 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 27:1.

It is classified as Quintile 3 — 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 54 Q3 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at Staffordspost, Umzimkulu, 4686, and can be reached on 083 403 9466.

What You Should Know

No tuition fees

As a Quintile 3 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 Rietvlei 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 68% of similar schools

(Q3 Combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

Contact

Staffordspost, Umzimkulu, 4686
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Distance to Major Centres

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Pietermaritzburg138.9 km · 113 min

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Location

What other schools are near Rietvlei Junior Secondary School?

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

Rietvlei Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
891 learners 28 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools

Umzimkulu · 1.1km away
Amawushe Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ2
537 learners 15 educators 36:1

Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools

Umzimkhulu · 2km away
Eastlands Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
59 learners 3 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools

Harry Gwala · 2km away
Embuzweni Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
273 learners 10 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools

Stafford's Post · 2.2km away
Nobila Senior Primary School
CombinedPublicQ3
158 learners 5 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools

Harry Gwala · 2.3km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal with Quintile 3.

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

Nobila Senior Primary School
CombinedPublicQ3
158 learners 5 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools

Harry Gwala
Embuzweni Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
273 learners 10 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools

Stafford's Post
D.R.C Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ3
1,118 learners 27 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools

Umzimkulu

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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