Drakensberg Comprehensive High School

Drakensberg Comprehensive High School is a public high school in Wembezi Township, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Uthukela education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 821 learners and 32 educators, about 25.7 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as 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, 90.3% of its 124 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

90.3% of the school's 124 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	73	64	87.7%	86.4%
2024	116	96	82.8%	89.7%
2025	124	112	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	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	821
Educators (2025)	32
Learners per educator	25.7 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500123395
Exam centre number	5211208

Address and location

Street address	2296 A Block,wembezi,escourt,3310
Postal address	P.O.Box 1823,estcourt,3310
Town	Wembezi Township
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Uthukela
Circuit	Wembezi
Municipality	Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality
Ward	52307017
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.