Thokozamnganga High School

Thokozamnganga High School is a public high school in Shongweni Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 708 learners and 21 educators, about 33.7 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 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, 84.6% of its 136 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

84.6% of the school's 136 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	87	59	67.8%	86.4%
2024	121	83	68.6%	89.7%
2025	136	115	84.6%	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)	708
Educators (2025)	21
Learners per educator	33.7 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500282273
Exam centre number	5412128

Address and location

Street address	Shongweni Dam,salem,hillcrest,3650
Postal address	P.O.Box 14138,hillcrest,3650
Town	Shongweni Dam
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Ndengezi
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500007
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.