Mnyameni Zenex Secondary School

Mnyameni Zenex Secondary School is a public high school in Bothas Hill, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 468 learners and 16 educators, about 29.3 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, 86.0% of its 57 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

86.0% of the school's 57 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	80	75	93.8%	86.4%
2024	56	48	85.7%	89.7%
2025	57	49	86.0%	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)	468
Educators (2025)	16
Learners per educator	29.3 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500214156
Exam centre number	5412217

Address and location

Street address	Near Ntumeni Store,shallcross,bothashill,3660
Postal address	P.O.Box 473,bothashill,3660
Town	Bothas Hill
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Mngeni Valley
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500002
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.