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Silethimfundo Secondary School

SecondaryPublic EMIS: 500319717

Umkhanyakude, Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal

277
Learners
40:1
Learners per educator
Q3
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Silethimfundo Secondary School?

Silethimfundo Secondary School is a public secondary school in Umkhanyakude, within the Umkhanyakude education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 277 enrolled learners and 7 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 40:1.

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 Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality local municipality. Among 386 Q3 Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 90% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at Bazaneni Reserve, Bazaneni Area, Hlabisa, 3937, and can be reached on 82785369.

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

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.

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 Silethimfundo 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 10% of similar schools

(Q3 Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

Contact

Bazaneni Reserve, Bazaneni Area, Hlabisa, 3937

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Richards Bay103.7 km · 106 min

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Location

What other schools are near Silethimfundo Secondary School?

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

Bazaneni Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
286 learners 11 educators 26:1

Fewer learners per educator than 69% of similar schools

Umkhanyakude · 0.9km away
Hlabisa Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
563 learners 17 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 35% of similar schools

Hlabisa · 2km away
Isibani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,073 learners 21 educators 51:1

Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools

Hlabisa · 2.3km away
Mbopha High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,178 learners 34 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Umkhanyakude · 2.4km away
Somfula High School
SecondaryPublicQ2
936 learners 29 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools

Empembeni Main Road · 2.9km away

Schools serving similar communities

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

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

Mbopha High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,178 learners 34 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Umkhanyakude
Shiyinkosi Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
491 learners 14 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools

Hlabisa
Mehlokubheka Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
976 learners 32 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools

Mtubatuba

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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