Maqhutshana Junior Secondary School

Maqhutshana Junior Secondary School is a public high school in Inthuthuko, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 706 learners and 20 educators, about 35.3 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as 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, all 72 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 72 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	68	46	67.6%	86.4%
2024	67	61	91.0%	89.7%
2025	72	72	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 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)	706
Educators (2025)	20
Learners per educator	35.3 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500306360
Exam centre number	5142215

Address and location

Street address	Qiniselani Manyuswa,emondinikwanyuswa,hillcrest,3660
Postal address	P.O.Box 14148,bothashill,3660
Town	Inthuthuko
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Mngeni Valley
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500103
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.