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Schistosomiasis is known to be prevalent in the northern region of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, especially among school-going children but less is known about their knowledge of the disease and their attitude towards being treated for the disease at school.Methods: The study was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional survey conducted through self-administered questionnaires among grades 5 and 7 learners from 10 randomly selected rural primary schools in iLembe and uThungulu, KwaZulu-Natal. Teachers from the same schools participated during the same period.Results: A total of 730 learners and 78 teachers took part in the study. Among the learners, 73.2% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 69.7% \u2013 76.4%) correctly identified freshwater contact as a risk for schistosomiasis, but only 42.7% (95% CI: 38.8% \u2013 46.8%) knew how to prevent it. Among the teachers, 96.8% (95% CI: 87.8% \u2013 99.4%) knew the risk and 69.0% (95% CI: 55.3%\u2013 80.1%) knew the prevention of schistosomiasis. Almost 70% (95% CI: 65.9% \u2013 72.8%) of the learners and 67.6% (95% CI: 42.1% \u2013 65.6%) of the teachers reported their willingness to receive treatment with praziquantel at school.Conclusion: This study showed that basic knowledge about the risk of schistosomiasis among the participants was high, but the cause and prevention of the disease were less well understood. 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