Mtshekula High School

Mtshekula High School is a public high school in Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Zululand education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 415 learners and 9 educators, about 46.1 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, 84.3% of its 70 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

84.3% of the school's 70 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	51	51	100.0%	86.4%
2024	65	63	96.9%	89.7%
2025	70	59	84.3%	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)	415
Educators (2025)	9
Learners per educator	46.1 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500219891
Exam centre number	5112520

Address and location

Street address	Klipwal Dipping Tank,klipwal,phongola,3170
Postal address	P.O.Box 649,pongola,3170
Town	Pongola
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Zululand
Circuit	Altona
Municipality	UPhongolo Local Municipality
Ward	52602006
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.