Ntabende Secondary School

Ntabende Secondary School is a public high school in Ward 39 Msunduzi Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umgungundlovu education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 337 learners and 10 educators, about 33.7 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, 97.0% of its 33 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

97.0% of the school's 33 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	40	39	97.5%	86.4%
2024	30	29	96.7%	89.7%
2025	33	32	97.0%	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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	337
Educators (2025)	10
Learners per educator	33.7 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500239057
Exam centre number	5313319

Address and location

Street address	Ncwadi-Boston Area,bulwer,3244
Postal address	P.O.Box 41669,elandskop,3226
Town	Ward 39 Msunduzi Municipality
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umgungundlovu
Circuit	Elandskop
Municipality	The Msunduzi Local Municipality
Ward	52205039
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.