Lewis Combined School

Lewis Combined School is a public combined school in Emkhuzeni Area, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umzinyathi education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 793 learners and 29 educators, about 27.3 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal (485 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 71 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 71 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	115	100	87.0%	86.4%
2024	66	65	98.5%	89.7%
2025	71	71	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 combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	1 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	793
Educators (2025)	29
Learners per educator	27.3 (province average 29.2)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500186295
Exam centre number	5212107

Address and location

Street address	Douglas Reserve,wasbank,2920
Postal address	P.O.Box 191,wasbank,2920
Town	Emkhuzeni Area
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umzinyathi
Circuit	Endumeni South
Municipality	Msinga Local Municipality
Ward	52404001
Former department	Kwazulu Natal Education Department

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Admissions

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