Steadville Secondary School

Steadville Secondary School is a public high school in Rooi Location, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Uthukela education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 1 147 learners and 32 educators, about 35.8 learners per educator. That makes it larger 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 132 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 132 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	143	142	99.3%	86.4%
2024	100	100	100.0%	89.7%
2025	132	132	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)	1 147
Educators (2025)	32
Learners per educator	35.8 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500277759
Exam centre number	5211425

Address and location

Street address	808 Cemetry Road,steadville,ladysmith,3373
Postal address	P.O.Box 7,steadville,3373
Town	Rooi Location
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Uthukela
Circuit	Klipriver
Municipality	Alfred Duma Local Municipality
Ward	52308021

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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.