Kwelentaba Combined School

Kwelentaba Combined School is a public combined school in Obuka Traditional Authority, KwaZulu-Natal, in the King Cetshwayo education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 297 learners and 10 educators, about 29.7 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal (485 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.

School facts

School type	Public combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	297
Educators (2025)	10
Learners per educator	29.7 (province average 29.2)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500184371

Address and location

Street address	Empangeni Mtimona,mtimona Near Luwamba Clinic,empangenirail,3910
Postal address	P.O.Box 7132,empangeni Rail,3910
Town	Obuka Traditional Authority
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	King Cetshwayo
Circuit	Obuka
Municipality	Mthonjaneni Local Municipality
Ward	52805010
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.