Public high school

Mbambangwe High School

Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal

Mbambangwe High School is a public high school in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umlazi education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 276 learners and 28 educators, about 45.6 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, 74.9% of its 167 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

74.9% of the school's 167 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	86	79	91.9%	86.4%
2024	87	76	87.4%	89.7%
2025	167	125	74.9%	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	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	1 276
Educators (2025)	28
Learners per educator	45.6 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	`500203648`
Exam centre number	`5411319`

Address and location

Street address	Mbambangwe Secondary,bhekulwandle,amanzimtoti,4125
Postal address	P.O.Box 381,amanzimtoti,4125
Town	Amanzimtoti
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umlazi
Circuit	Mafa
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500109
Former department	Kwazulu Natal Education Department

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Admissions

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