Ebusi Combined School

Ebusi Combined School is a public combined school in Wasbank, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umzinyathi education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 982 learners and 31 educators, about 31.7 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal (485 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 91 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

95.6% of the school's 91 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	83	71	85.5%	86.4%
2024	86	85	98.8%	89.7%
2025	91	87	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 combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	982
Educators (2025)	31
Learners per educator	31.7 (province average 29.2)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500327894
Exam centre number	5212104

Address and location

Street address	Ruigtefontein,ebusi,wasbank,2920
Postal address	P.O.Box 118,wasbank,2920
Town	Wasbank
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umzinyathi
Circuit	Endumeni Central
Municipality	Endumeni Local Municipality
Ward	52401001
Former department	New Education Department

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Admissions

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