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Bawelise Special School

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 500495319

This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.

Bilanyoni, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal

100
Learners
13:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Bawelise Special School?

Bawelise Special School is a public special needs school in Bilanyoni, within the Zululand education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 100 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Small school

This school has 100 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Bawelise Special School?

How many learners there are per educator, compared to schools in the same quintile and phase. The educator count includes teachers, heads of department, and principals — so real class sizes are usually larger than this number suggests.

Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Newcastle94.9 km
Ladysmith162.3 km
Richards Bay193 km
Ballito238.5 km
Pietermaritzburg246 km
Umhlanga257.1 km

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What other schools are near Bawelise Special School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Paulpietersburg Primere School
PrimaryPublicQ4
772 learners 37 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Zululand · 0.7km away
Khanyanjalo Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,651 learners 53 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 59% of similar schools

Zululand · 1.7km away
Paulpietersburg Public Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,228 learners 31 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools

Paulpietersburg · 1.9km away
H.Mantshinga Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
906 learners 33 educators 28:1

Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools

Edumbe Location · 3.1km away
Ndabezitha Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
22 learners 2 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools

Zululand · 4.9km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other special needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Bawelise Special School.

Inkanyiso Special School
Special NeedsPublic
343 learners 39 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools

Vryheid
Siphosethu Special School Lsen
Special NeedsPublic
147 learners 12 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools

Pongola
Zamimpilo Special School
Special NeedsPublic
155 learners 13 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools

Ceza

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Infrastructure: NEIMS/EFMS 2021 (historical). Peer comparisons are based on schools within the same quintile, phase, and province. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators — actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.