Mpephose Secondary School

Mpephose Secondary School is a public high school in Emakwezini, KwaZulu-Natal, in the King Cetshwayo education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 250 learners and 10 educators, about 25 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, 97.6% of its 41 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

97.6% of the school's 41 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	63	57	90.5%	86.4%
2024	49	46	93.9%	89.7%
2025	41	40	97.6%	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)	250
Educators (2025)	10
Learners per educator	25 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500216302
Exam centre number	5113446

Address and location

Street address	Heatonville,emakhwezini Dondotha,empangeni,3880
Postal address	P.O.Box 899,empangeni,3880
Town	Emakwezini
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	King Cetshwayo
Circuit	Umbiya
Municipality	Mfolozi Local Municipality
Ward	52801012
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.