St Patricks Junior Secondary School

St Patricks Junior Secondary School is a public combined school in Mabandla A/A, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Harry Gwala education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a combined school. In 2025 it had 403 learners and 12 educators, about 33.6 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 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.

School facts

School type	Public combined school
Phase (DBE)	Combined School
Sector	Public
Quintile	1 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	403
Educators (2025)	12
Learners per educator	33.6 (province average 29.2)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500428275
Exam centre number	5343592

Address and location

Street address	Umzimkulu,riverside,3239
Postal address	Private Bag X 1,riverside,3239
Town	Mabandla A/A
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Harry Gwala
Circuit	Entsikeni
Municipality	Umzimkhulu Local Municipality
Ward	54305001
Former department	Transkei

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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.