Zifikele High School

Zifikele High School is a public high school in Mpuma, KwaZulu-Natal, in the Pinetown education district. The Department of Basic Education classifies it as a secondary school. In 2025 it had 341 learners and 13 educators, about 26.2 learners per educator. That makes it smaller than 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, 67.2% of its 61 candidates passed (KwaZulu-Natal average: 90.6%).

Matric (NSC) results

67.2% of the school's 61 matric candidates passed in 2025, below the KwaZulu-Natal average of 90.6%.

Year	Wrote	Passed	Pass rate	KwaZulu-Natal
2023	69	39	56.5%	86.4%
2024	53	43	81.1%	89.7%
2025	61	41	67.2%	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)	341
Educators (2025)	13
Learners per educator	26.2 (province average 30.3)
Urban or rural	Urban
EMIS number	500299922

Address and location

Street address	Near Ximba Via Zakhele,storefredville,inchanga,3670
Postal address	P.O.Box 53,monteseel,3670
Town	Mpuma
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Education district	Pinetown
Circuit	Inchanga
Municipality	Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Ward	59500004
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.