Tholisu Secondary School

Tholisu Secondary School is a public high school in Redcliff Road, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Ugu education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 600 learners and 18 educators, about 33.3 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 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. In the 2025 matric exams, all 51 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

Every one of the school's 51 matric candidates passed in 2025.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	83	82	98.8%	86.4%
2024	68	67	98.5%	89.7%
2025	51	51	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	1 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	600
Educators (2025)	18
Learners per educator	33.3 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500328188
Exam centre number	5312325

Address and location

Street address	Redcliff Mistake Farm,umzinto,4200
Postal address	P.O.Box 11018,umzinto,4200
Town	Redcliff Road
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Ugu
Circuit	Braemar
Municipality	Umdoni Local Municipality
Ward	52102006
Former department	House of Representatives(HOR)

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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.