Isicelosethu High School

Isicelosethu High School is a public high school in Machobeni Area, Ingwavuma, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umkhanyakude education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 680 learners and 21 educators, about 32.4 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 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, 95.0% of its 159 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

95.0% of the school's 159 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	187	150	80.2%	86.4%
2024	147	131	89.1%	89.7%
2025	159	151	95.0%	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)	680
Educators (2025)	21
Learners per educator	32.4 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500167684
Exam centre number	5111210

Address and location

Street address	Magisterial Area,machobeni Area,ingwavuma,3968
Postal address	P.O.Box 180,ingwavuma,3968
Suburb / area	Machobeni Area
Town	Ingwavuma
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umkhanyakude
Circuit	Lebombo
Municipality	Jozini Local Municipality
Ward	52702014
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.