Tholizwe Secondary School

Tholizwe Secondary School is a public high school in Via Fawn Leas, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umgungundlovu education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 756 learners and 16 educators, about 47.3 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 2 school, meaning it serves the second-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, 61.7% of its 120 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

61.7% of the school's 120 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	66	59	89.4%	86.4%
2024	153	106	69.3%	89.7%
2025	120	74	61.7%	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	2 of 5 (what is this?)
School fees	No-fee school
Section 21	No
Learners (2025)	756
Educators (2025)	16
Learners per educator	47.3 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500304806
Exam centre number	51311138

Address and location

Street address	Efaye Farm Via Fawn Leas Farm,fawnleas,dalton,3236
Postal address	P.O.Box 689,dalton,3236
Town	Via Fawn Leas
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umgungundlovu
Circuit	Mshwathi
Municipality	uMshwathi Local Municipality
Ward	52201003
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.