Dabeka High School

Dabeka High School is a public high school in Opp Power Station, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 951 learners and 29 educators, about 32.8 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, 95.6% of its 90 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

95.6% of the school's 90 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	118	108	91.5%	86.4%
2024	143	115	80.4%	89.7%
2025	90	86	95.6%	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)	951
Educators (2025)	29
Learners per educator	32.8 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500119214
Exam centre number	5412303

Address and location

Street address	Site,senzokuhle,durban,4310
Postal address	P.O.Box 43170,inanda,4310
Town	Opp Power Station
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Inanda North
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500003
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.