Impala Secondary School

Impala Secondary School is a public high school in Mathenjwa T/A, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umkhanyakude education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 549 learners and 14 educators, about 39.2 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public high schools in KwaZulu-Natal (699 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-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 58 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 58 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	82	73	89.0%	86.4%
2024	71	66	93.0%	89.7%
2025	58	58	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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	549
Educators (2025)	14
Learners per educator	39.2 (province average 30.3)
EMIS number	500441632
Exam centre number	5111264

Address and location

Street address	Impala Area Mathenjwa T/A Ingwavuma 3968
Postal address	P.O.Box 2218,ingwavuma,3968
Town	Mathenjwa T/A
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umkhanyakude
Circuit	Emanyiseni
Municipality	Jozini Local Municipality
Ward	52702017

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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.