Matatane Secondary School

Matatane Secondary School is a public high school in Cool Air Main Road Dalton, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umgungundlovu education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 351 learners and 15 educators, about 23.4 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than the average for public high schools in KwaZulu-Natal (699 learners). It is a quintile 2 school, meaning it serves the second-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, 88.9% of its 54 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

88.9% of the school's 54 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	73	40	54.8%	86.4%
2024	90	58	64.4%	89.7%
2025	54	48	88.9%	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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	351
Educators (2025)	15
Learners per educator	23.4 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500201391
Exam centre number	5311118

Address and location

Street address	Cool Air Main Road,cool Air,dalton,3236
Postal address	P.O.Box 484,dalton,3236
Town	Cool Air Main Road Dalton
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umgungundlovu
Circuit	Wartburg
Municipality	uMshwathi Local Municipality
Ward	52201007
Former department	New 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.