Mziwethu High School

Mziwethu High School is a public high school in Embabane Farm, Embabane, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Amajuba education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 488 learners and 18 educators, about 27.1 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, 88.1% of its 67 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

88.1% of the school's 67 matric candidates passed in 2025, close to the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	77	72	93.5%	86.4%
2024	95	79	83.2%	89.7%
2025	67	59	88.1%	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)	488
Educators (2025)	18
Learners per educator	27.1 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500222407
Exam centre number	5213121

Address and location

Street address	Embabane Farm,embabane,dannhauser,3080
Postal address	P.O.Box 141645,madadeni,2951
Suburb / area	Embabane Farm
Town	Embabane
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Amajuba
Circuit	Buffalo Flats
Municipality	Dannhauser Local Municipality
Ward	52504005
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.