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Zimele High School

SecondaryIndependent EMIS: 500407000

1st Floor Qualbert Centre, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

121
Learners
61:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

Data Quality Note

This school's learner-to-educator ratio is unusually high, which may reflect incomplete EMIS staffing data rather than actual staffing levels. Some statistics on this page may not be representative.

What kind of school is Zimele High School?

Zimele High School is an independent secondary school in 1st Floor Qualbert Centre, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 121 enrolled learners and 2 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 61:1. EMIS classifies the location as to be updated.

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

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Independent school

Privately-run with its own fee structure, curriculum flexibility, and admission policies. Registered with the Department of Education.

Small school

This school has 121 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Zimele High 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 2% of similar schools

(Independent Secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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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Contact

37 Bertha Mkhize Street 1st Floor Qualbert Centre Durban 4001
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Durban CBD0.8 km
Westville9.2 km
Pinetown15.7 km
Umhlanga16.9 km
Amanzimtoti24.5 km
Ballito40.8 km

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What other schools are near Zimele High School?

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

Durban Commercial College
SecondaryIndependent
49 learners 9 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Umlazi · 0.4km away
St James College
SecondaryIndependent
153 learners 14 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Provincial House · 0.5km away
Al Azhar School of Durban
CombinedIndependent
383 learners 32 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Lct Centre · 0.8km away
Icesa Matric School
SecondaryIndependent

Data not available

Durban · 0.8km away
Intuition College
SecondaryIndependent
5 learners 8 educators 1:1

Fewer learners per educator than 100% of similar schools

Durban · 0.8km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other secondary schools in KwaZulu-Natal (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Zimele High School.

Durban Commercial College
SecondaryIndependent
49 learners 9 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools

Umlazi
St James College
SecondaryIndependent
153 learners 14 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools

Provincial House
Durban City College
SecondaryIndependent

Data not available

Umlazi

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.