Makhapha Combined School

Makhapha Combined School is a public combined school in Umzinyathi, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 1 335 learners and 35 educators, about 38.1 learners per educator. That makes it larger than the average for public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal (485 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, 91.9% of its 111 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

91.9% of the school's 111 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	105	103	98.1%	86.4%
2024	88	85	96.6%	89.7%
2025	111	102	91.9%	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 combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	1 335
Educators (2025)	35
Learners per educator	38.1 (province average 29.2)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500194361
Exam centre number	5412320

Address and location

Street address	Egugwini Area,egugwiniemzinyathi,durban,4310
Postal address	P.O.Box 43227,inanda,4310
Town	Umzinyathi
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Inanda North
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500003
Former department	Kwazulu Natal Education Department

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Admissions

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