Ngotshe Secondary School

Ngotshe Secondary School is a public high school in Mzamo Location Louwsberg, Louwsburg, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Zululand education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 855 learners and 23 educators, about 37.2 learners per educator. That makes it about the same size as the average for public high schools in KwaZulu-Natal (699 learners). It is a quintile 1 school, meaning it serves the 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, all 87 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 87 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	90	86	95.6%	86.4%
2024	76	70	92.1%	89.7%
2025	87	87	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 high school
Phase (DBE)	Secondary School
Specialisation	Secondary Subjects
Sector	Public
Quintile	1 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	855
Educators (2025)	23
Learners per educator	37.2 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500228549
Exam centre number	5112138

Address and location

Street address	131 Joubert Street,mzamo Location Louwsberg,vryheid,3150
Postal address	P.O.Box 5,louwsburg,3150
Suburb / area	Mzamo Location Louwsberg
Town	Louwsburg
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Zululand
Circuit	Ngotshe
Municipality	Abaqulusi Local Municipality
Ward	52603001
Former department	Department of Education & Training(DET)

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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.