Vulakwenile High School

Vulakwenile High School is a public high school in Nyenyane, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umkhanyakude education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 673 learners and 21 educators, about 32 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, 84.5% of its 71 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

84.5% of the school's 71 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	68	64	94.1%	86.4%
2024	113	108	95.6%	89.7%
2025	71	60	84.5%	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)	673
Educators (2025)	21
Learners per educator	32 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500310800
Exam centre number	5111251

Address and location

Street address	Tembe Tribal Authority,themganeb,manguze,3973
Postal address	P.O.Box 396,kwangwanase,3973
Town	Nyenyane
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umkhanyakude
Circuit	Manguzi
Municipality	Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality
Ward	52701011
Former department	New 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.