Mathinta Secondary School

Mathinta Secondary School is a public high school in Marianhill, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umlazi education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 925 learners and 24 educators, about 38.5 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, all 88 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 88 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	59	58	98.3%	86.4%
2024	72	72	100.0%	89.7%
2025	88	88	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)	925
Educators (2025)	24
Learners per educator	38.5 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500306212
Exam centre number	5411744

Address and location

Street address	Intake Road,intakegezangane,pinetown,3600
Postal address	P.O.Box 2421,pinetown,3600
Town	Marianhill
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umlazi
Circuit	Umbumbulu Central
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500100
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.