Port Shepstone Primary School Contact Details

To contact Port Shepstone Primary School, call 033 846 5000 (KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education) or 0800 204 353 (KZN toll free), or email info@dbe.gov.za (DBE email).

There are two different primary schools at 14 Connor Street in Port Shepstone, and mixing them up is the single most common problem with this address. Port Shepstone Primary is in Albersville; Port Shepstone Junior Primary is in Umbango. They are separate schools with separate offices.

No official source publishes a verified direct number for either, so both are reached through the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education on 033 846 5000, toll free 0800 204 353.

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Verified contact routes

Who	Contact
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education	033 846 5000
KZN toll free	0800 204 353
National Department of Basic Education	012 357 3000, toll free 0800 202 933
DBE email	info@dbe.gov.za
Port Shepstone Primary	Connor Street, Albersville, Port Shepstone, 4240
Port Shepstone Junior Primary	Connor Street, Umbango, Port Shepstone, 4240

Say which school, and which suburb

Because both carry the town’s name, the same street name and the same postal code, a request that says only “Port Shepstone Primary” is genuinely ambiguous to a district office. Give the suburb, Albersville or Umbango, and say whether you mean the primary or the junior primary.

The distinction also matters for the grades involved. A junior primary covers the earliest grades only, so a transfer into an older grade belongs at the primary school rather than the junior primary.

Admissions and documents

• Apply in the KwaZulu-Natal admission window, well ahead of the school year, and apply to more than one school.
• Have the birth certificate, proof of address and immunisation record certified early, since documents are what usually delay a primary school application.
• Grade R and Grade 1 can be separate admissions. A place in a school’s Grade R does not always carry into Grade 1, so confirm rather than assume.
• An unplaced learner is a district responsibility, and the provincial line above will identify the right district office.

Fees and escalation

• A learner may not be refused admission over unpaid fees, and a report may not be withheld over a fee debt.
• Ask whether the school is a no fee school, and ask about exemption if fees are charged.
• Escalate in order: school, governing body, district, then the province on 033 846 5000.
• Corporal punishment is unlawful, and assault on a child is a police matter.

Frequently asked questions

Are there two Port Shepstone primary schools?

Yes. Port Shepstone Primary in Albersville and Port Shepstone Junior Primary in Umbango are separate schools on the same street name.

How do I contact either school?

Through the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education on 033 846 5000 or toll free 0800 204 353. Say which school and which suburb.

Department contact details were read on official government sources on 25 August 2026. Where a detail has changed, the department is the authority.