Zamakahle High School

Zamakahle High School is a public high school in Adams Mission, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Umlazi education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 705 learners and 15 educators, about 47 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, 99.1% of its 110 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

99.1% of the school's 110 matric candidates passed in 2025, above the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	77	72	93.5%	86.4%
2024	86	85	98.8%	89.7%
2025	110	109	99.1%	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)	705
Educators (2025)	15
Learners per educator	47 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Rural
EMIS number	500298590
Exam centre number	5411342

Address and location

Street address	994 D Section,adams,amanzimtoti,4110
Postal address	P.O.Box 7551,isipingo,4110
Town	Adams Mission
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Umlazi
Circuit	Folweni
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500096
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.