Lindinkosi High School

Lindinkosi High School is a public high school in Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal, in the King Cetshwayo education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 297 learners and 9 educators, about 33 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public high schools in KwaZulu-Natal (699 learners). It is a quintile 3 school, meaning it serves the middle 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, 90.9% of its 33 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

90.9% of the school's 33 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	33	26	78.8%	86.4%
2024	39	32	82.1%	89.7%
2025	33	30	90.9%	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	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	297
Educators (2025)	9
Learners per educator	33 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500186776
Exam centre number	5113434

Address and location

Street address	Imfule Mission,melmoth,3835
Postal address	P.O.Box 711,melmoth,3835
Town	Melmoth
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	King Cetshwayo
Circuit	Ndundulu
Municipality	Mthonjaneni Local Municipality
Ward	52805004
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.