Mdepha High School

Mdepha High School is a public high school in Kwaximba Tribal Authority, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 457 learners and 16 educators, about 28.6 learners per educator. That makes it smaller 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, 89.2% of its 65 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

89.2% of the school's 65 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	53	52	98.1%	86.4%
2024	40	39	97.5%	89.7%
2025	65	58	89.2%	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)	457
Educators (2025)	16
Learners per educator	28.6 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500206053
Exam centre number	5412216

Address and location

Street address	9 Number Mzomunye Area,kwaximba,catoridge,3680
Postal address	P.O.Box 313,catoridge,3680
Town	Kwaximba Tribal Authority
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Inchanga
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500001
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.