Dassehoek High School

Dassehoek High School is a public high school in Dassenhoek, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 012 learners and 28 educators, about 36.1 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, 76.6% of its 107 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

76.6% of the school's 107 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	101	60	59.4%	86.4%
2024	94	47	50.0%	89.7%
2025	107	82	76.6%	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)	1 012
Educators (2025)	28
Learners per educator	36.1 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500120065

Address and location

Street address	Milkway Road,durban,pinetown,3601
Postal address	P.O.Box 11219,marianhill,3601
Town	Dassenhoek
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Ndengezi
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500014
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.