Eqakwini High School

Eqakwini High School is a public high school in Hlabisa Nu, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umkhanyakude education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 608 learners and 22 educators, about 27.6 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 1 school, meaning it serves the poorest 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, all 83 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 83 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	68	68	100.0%	86.4%
2024	57	57	100.0%	89.7%
2025	83	83	100.0%	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	1 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	608
Educators (2025)	22
Learners per educator	27.6 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500139416
Exam centre number	5111106

Address and location

Street address	Eqakwini Reserve,qakwini Area,mtubatuba,3935
Postal address	P.O.Box 1214,mtubatuba,3935
Town	Hlabisa Nu
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umkhanyakude
Circuit	Hluhluwe
Municipality	Mtubatuba Local Municipality
Ward	52705023
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.