About
Tembalethu Secondary School prepares young people for the National Senior Certificate and for life beyond it. Academic rigour, sport, culture and leadership are treated as one programme, not as competing interests.
From 1991 to today
Tembalethu Secondary School opened in 1991 to serve families in and around Kokstad. The school has grown to more than 1 100 learners across Grades 8 to 12 and has produced provincial sportsmen, nurses, teachers and engineers.
How the school is run
The school is led by the Principal and two Deputy Principals, supported by heads of department for languages, mathematics and science, humanities, and commerce. The Representative Council of Learners sits with management each month.
What we expect
The code of conduct, admissions policy, uniform policy and assessment policy are available for download and are explained to every new family at intake.
“Our matric results matter, but they are the outcome of something larger: learners who arrive on time, who prepare, and who carry themselves well. We ask families to hold us to that standard and to hold their children to it too.”
Mr S. Mahlangu · Principal
Would you like to meet us? Request an appointment and the school office will confirm a time with you.
Mr S. Mahlangu
Principal
Mrs P. Mkhwanazi
Deputy Principal — Academics
Mr T. Jacobs
Deputy Principal — Discipline and Sport
Ms R. Naidoo
Head of Department — Sciences
A special thank you
These businesses and organisations walk the road with our school. Their support puts books, meals, kit and opportunity in the hands of our learners.
Principal partner
Travel partner
Bursary partner
Supporter
Nutrition partner