Cwakeme Secondary School

Cwakeme Secondary School is a public high school in Makhowe P470 Road, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umkhanyakude education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 069 learners and 32 educators, about 33.4 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public high schools in KwaZulu-Natal (699 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-poorest 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, 90.3% of its 113 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

90.3% of the school's 113 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	120	102	85.0%	86.4%
2024	106	98	92.5%	89.7%
2025	113	102	90.3%	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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	1 069
Educators (2025)	32
Learners per educator	33.4 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500119029
Exam centre number	5111104

Address and location

Street address	Makhowe Road,mthekwinires,hluhluwe,3960
Postal address	P.O.Box 369,hluhluwe,3960
Town	Makhowe P470 Road
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umkhanyakude
Circuit	Ezibayeni
Municipality	Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality
Ward	52706006
Former department	Kwazulu Natal Education Department

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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.