Inanda Newtown Comprehensive High School

Inanda Newtown Comprehensive High School is a public high school in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 483 learners and 43 educators, about 34.5 learners per educator. That makes it larger 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, 94.3% of its 209 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

94.3% of the school's 209 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	216	212	98.1%	86.4%
2024	200	193	96.5%	89.7%
2025	209	197	94.3%	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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	1 483
Educators (2025)	43
Learners per educator	34.5 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500161616
Exam centre number	5412418

Address and location

Street address	Ghandi Settlement,bhambai Settlement,durban,4068
Postal address	Private Bag X0002,phoenix,4068
Town	Phoenix
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Inanda Central
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500054
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.