Bongudunga Secondary School

Bongudunga Secondary School is a public high school in Imbali, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umgungundlovu education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 084 learners and 29 educators, about 37.4 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public high schools in KwaZulu-Natal (699 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. In the 2025 matric exams, 95.0% of its 60 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

95.0% of the school's 60 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	71	64	90.1%	86.4%
2024	79	77	97.5%	89.7%
2025	60	57	95.0%	90.6%

Source: Department of Basic Education, 2025 NSC School Performance Report. Pass rate = candidates who achieved the NSC ÷ candidates who wrote. It doesn't show bachelor passes, distinctions or learners who left before Grade 12.

School facts

School type	Public high school
Phase (DBE)	Secondary School
Specialisation	Secondary Subjects
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	1 084
Educators (2025)	29
Learners per educator	37.4 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500111333
Exam centre number	5311303

Address and location

Street address	Take Dambuza - Pass Henryville Road,kwapata,pietermaritzburg,3216
Postal address	P.O.Box 361,plessislaer,3216
Town	Imbali
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umgungundlovu
Circuit	Edendale
Municipality	The Msunduzi Local Municipality
Ward	52205016
Former department	Department of Education & Training(DET)

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Admissions

Applications for Grade R, Grade 1 and Grade 8 at public schools in KwaZulu-Natal open the year before your child starts school. Contact the school for its application form and dates. Read our guide on applying for Grade 1 and Grade 8.