St. Joseph's Secondary School

St. Joseph's Secondary School is a public high school in uMshwathi, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umgungundlovu education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 237 learners and 10 educators, about 23.7 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, all 21 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 21 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	26	19	73.1%	86.4%
2024	27	26	96.3%	89.7%
2025	21	21	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	3 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	237
Educators (2025)	10
Learners per educator	23.7 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500226477
Exam centre number	5311135

Address and location

Street address	Schroeders Road,new Hanover,newhanover,3230
Postal address	P.O.Box 42,newhanover,3230
Town	uMshwathi
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umgungundlovu
Circuit	Wartburg
Municipality	uMshwathi Local Municipality
Ward	52201002
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.