Luthuli High School

Luthuli High School is a public high school in Ward 19/Mnafu Area, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Ugu education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 592 learners and 52 educators, about 30.6 learners per educator. That makes it larger 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, 83.6% of its 391 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

83.6% of the school's 391 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	409	330	80.7%	86.4%
2024	392	321	81.9%	89.7%
2025	391	327	83.6%	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)	1 592
Educators (2025)	52
Learners per educator	30.6 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500189218
Exam centre number	5312119

Address and location

Street address	Turton Magistrate Court,umthwalume,port Shepstone,4220
Postal address	P.O.Box 935,hibberdene,4220
Town	Ward 19/Mnafu Area
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Ugu
Circuit	Umdoni
Municipality	Umzumbe Local Municipality
Ward	52103019
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.