Nquthu is a town in Umzinyathi District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

The village is 24 km west-south-west of Barklieside and 53 km east of Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal. Of Zulu origin, the name is derived from isquthu, 'flat-topped vessel', descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name.

Primary

• Maduladula Combined Primary School
• Ntanyandlovu Primary School
• Isibuko Sabasha Primary School
• Mafitleng Primary School
• Dalala Primary School
• Monte Casino Primary
• Ngwebini Primary School
• Qediphika Primary School
• Isandlwana Primary School

Secondary

• Siyanda High School

• Hlubi High School
• Ubongumenzi Secondary School
• Nomdumo High School
• Maceba Secondary School
• Sihayo High School
• Mgazi High School
• Ekucabangeni Secondary School
• Nhlalakahle Secondary School
• Zicole Senior Secondary School
• Gadeleni Secondary School
• Phakathwayo Secondary School
• Zindlalele Secondary School

Combined School

• Life Changing & Christian School

Higher institutions of learning

• Mthashana TVET College