Thornwood Secondary School
Thornwood Area, KwaZulu-Natal 572 m
81.9% matric 2025Public primary school
Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
Bhekokuhle Primary School is a public primary school in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a primary school. In 2025 it had 1 145 learners and 30 educators, about 38.2 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public primary schools in KwaZulu-Natal (411 learners). It is a quintile 3 school, meaning it serves the middle 20% of communities according to the national poverty ranking. It is a no-fee school, so parents do not pay school fees.
| School type | Public primary school |
|---|---|
| Phase (DBE) | Primary School |
| Specialisation | Primary Subjects |
| Sector | Public |
| Quintile | 3 of 5 (what is this?) |
| School fees | No-fee school |
| Section 21 | No |
| Learners (2025) | 1 145 |
| Educators (2025) | 30 |
| Learners per educator | 38.2 (province average 30.8) |
| Urban or rural | Urban |
| EMIS number | 500109039 |
| Street address | Shongweni Road,dassenhoek,nagina,3604 |
|---|---|
| Postal address | P.O.Box 1022,nagina,3604 |
| Town | Pinetown |
| Province | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Education district | Pinetown |
| Circuit | Kwasanti |
| Municipality | Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality |
| Ward | 59500014 |
| Former department | Kwazulu Natal Education Department |
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Thornwood Area, KwaZulu-Natal 572 m
81.9% matric 2025Thornwood, KwaZulu-Natal 1.2 km
Dassenhoek, KwaZulu-Natal 1.3 km
Next To Dassennhoek Railway Station, KwaZulu-Natal 1.3 km
Dassenhoek, KwaZulu-Natal 1.4 km
76.6% matric 2025Auckland, KwaZulu-Natal 1.7 km
Mariannhill, KwaZulu-Natal 1.8 km
Kwandengezi, KwaZulu-Natal 2.2 km
Tshelimnyama, KwaZulu-Natal 2.3 km
Source: DBE EMIS School Masterlist, Quarter 3 of 2025. Details can change; please confirm with the school.