Maclear High School is in Murray Street, Maclear, 5480, in the Eastern Cape, with a postal address of P.O. Box 29, Maclear, 5480. The number that appears consistently across school directories is 045 932 1032. The school falls under the Joe Gqabi education district.
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Listed contact details
Checked on 24 August 2026. This school does not publish a website of its own, so the number below could not be confirmed against a source the school controls. It is consistent across several independent school directories, and the 045 dialling code is correct for the Maclear area.
| What it is for | Contact |
|---|---|
| School office, directory listed | 045 932 1032 |
| Street address | Murray Street, Maclear, 5480 |
| Postal address | P.O. Box 29, Maclear, 5480 |
| Education district | Joe Gqabi, Eastern Cape |
| Local municipality | Elundini |
If nobody answers
This is worth saying plainly, because it is the ordinary experience at many rural schools and it is usually not a sign that the number is wrong.
- Phone during teaching term, mid morning. Offices are frequently unstaffed during holidays, over exam periods and late in the afternoon.
- A landline may be out rather than disconnected. Copper faults and unpaid municipal accounts take schools off the line for weeks at a time.
- Go to the district office next, not to a directory. The Joe Gqabi district office holds current numbers for its schools and can pass a message on.
- For anything on the record, such as a transfer, a report or a confirmation of attendance, go in person. Rural schools rarely handle these by phone.
Admissions and transfers
The Eastern Cape does not run a single province wide online admissions portal in the way some provinces do, so applications are generally made at the school, with the district stepping in when a learner cannot be placed.
- Bring the birth certificate, immunisation record, proof of address and the last school report. For a transfer, ask the previous school for a transfer card.
- A learner may not be turned away for lacking documents. A school must admit a child and allow a reasonable period to produce paperwork, including where a birth certificate is missing.
- No fee schools exist across this district. Where a school does charge, exemption can be applied for through the governing body.
Escalation
| Route | Contact |
|---|---|
| School | Principal, then the school governing body |
| District | Joe Gqabi District, Eastern Cape Department of Education |
| Province | Eastern Cape Department of Education, Zwelitsha head office |
| Childline South Africa | 116, free, 24 hours |
| Emergency in progress | 10111, or 112 from a cellphone |
Matters involving corporal punishment, assault or abuse do not have to start at the school. Corporal punishment is unlawful in every South African school, and a report can go straight to the district, to Childline on 116, or to SAPS.
Related contact pages
- School and education contact pages
- Government department contact pages
- Emergency and helpline contact pages
- How to verify a contact number before you use it
Frequently asked questions
What is Maclear High School’s contact number?
School directories list 045 932 1032. The school has no website of its own, so this could not be confirmed against an official school source.
Where is Maclear High School?
In Murray Street, Maclear, 5480, in the Elundini municipality, Joe Gqabi district of the Eastern Cape.
Nobody answers the phone. What now?
Try mid morning during term. If the line stays dead, contact the Joe Gqabi district office, which holds current numbers for its schools.
Can the school refuse my child without a birth certificate?
No. A school must admit a learner and allow a reasonable period to produce outstanding documents.
Details on this page were checked on 24 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the school and the Eastern Cape Department of Education are the authority.