New River Combined School

New River Combined School is a public combined school in Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 443 learners and 15 educators, about 29.5 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as the average for public combined schools in KwaZulu-Natal (485 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, all 14 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 14 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	4	4	100.0%	86.4%
2024	22	22	100.0%	89.7%
2025	14	14	100.0%	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 combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	443
Educators (2025)	15
Learners per educator	29.5 (province average 29.2)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500226736
Exam centre number	5412326

Address and location

Street address	Emanyaseni Road,durban Inanda,durban,4310
Postal address	P.O.Box 43149,inanda,4310
Town	Inanda
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Inanda North
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500003
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.