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Bright Future Special School

Special NeedsPublicIntellectual Disability School EMIS: 500161838

Provides specialist education for learners with intellectual disabilities.

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Umlazi, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

440
Learners
9:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Bright Future Special School?

Bright Future Special School is a public special needs school in Umlazi, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 440 enrolled learners and 50 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.

The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.

The school is at 87 Macren Mistery Road, Parlock, Durban, 4016, and can be reached on 031 577 1422.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Bright Future 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 74% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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87 Macren Mistery Road, Parlock, Durban, 4016

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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Westville12 km · 11 min
Durban CBD12.8 km · 10 min
Pinetown14.8 km · 12 min

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What other schools are near Bright Future Special School?

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

Dr Macken Mistry Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
916 learners 25 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools

Sea Cow Lake · 0.1km away
Al Ihsan Muslim School
CombinedIndependent
121 learners 13 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 66% of similar schools

Umlazi · 0.2km away
Parlock Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
644 learners 20 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools

Parlock · 0.8km away
Lakehaven Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
620 learners 21 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools

Durban · 0.9km away
Palmiet Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,491 learners 37 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Clare Estate · 1.7km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public special needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal with no quintile on record.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Bright Future Special School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Daydawn Special School
Special NeedsPublic
204 learners 13 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Sydenham
Livingstone Primary School
Special NeedsPublic
448 learners 55 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools

Morningside
Golden Hours School
Special NeedsPublic
270 learners 25 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools

Durban North

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 2025. Subject results: NSC School Subject Reports 2024 & 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

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