Egcekeni Primary School

Egcekeni Primary School is a public combined school in Pinetown Rural, Salem Tribal Authority, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 517 learners and 13 educators, about 39.8 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as 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.

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)	517
Educators (2025)	13
Learners per educator	39.8 (province average 29.2)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500127243

Address and location

Street address	Shongweni Dam Road,pinetown Rural,pinetown Rural,hillcrest,3650
Postal address	P.O.Box 3146,hillcrest,3650
Suburb / area	Pinetown Rural
Town	Salem Tribal Authority
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Ndengezi
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500007
Former department	Department of Education & Training(DET)

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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.