Skip to main content

Buhlebomvoti Special School

Not yet confirmed by the school
Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 500498501

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

More Special Needs Schools in Umzinyathi

Greytown, Umzinyathi, KwaZulu-Natal

136 learners 14:1 ratio

At a glance

Type
Public special needs
Fees
Fee status not published

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

Is this your school? Email us from your official school address and we'll verify it before sending you a link to manage this page.

See what an enhanced page looks like

[email protected]

Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. Late applications: contact the school directly. · Provincial default, check the school

What kind of school is Buhlebomvoti Special School?

Buhlebomvoti Special School is a public special needs school in Greytown, within the Umzinyathi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 136 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 14:1.

The school falls within the Umvoti Local Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 78% of similar schools.

The school is at Intersection R33 & R74 Greytown Greytown 3250, and can be reached on 067 253 7217.

What we don't have yet

  • Exact fee amount
  • Admissions process, open days or deadlines
  • Whether the school uses WhatsApp

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Buhlebomvoti 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 22% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes

What You Should Know

Small school

This school has 136 enrolled learners.

Contact

Intersection R33 & R74 Greytown Greytown 3250EMIS
Chat on WhatsApp

Opens WhatsApp. Only works if the school uses WhatsApp on this number.

DBE EMIS Q3 2025 Report a correction

Location

Distances & travel Distance to city centres, and travel time from your address

Distance to Major Centres

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

Pietermaritzburg75 km · 62 min

Commute Planner

How long from drop-off to work?

Opens Google Maps with traffic data. Your address is saved locally for other school profiles.

What other schools are near Buhlebomvoti Special School?

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

Greytown Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,270 learners 44 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Umzinyathi · 0.9km away
Tholinhlanhla Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,175 learners 30 educators 39:1

Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools

Enhlalakahle Township · 1.5km away
Greytown Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,513 learners 40 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 9% of similar schools

Umzinyathi · 1.8km away
Indlovana Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,076 learners 26 educators 41:1

Fewer learners per educator than 3% of similar schools

Greytown · 2.1km away
Kammaland Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
250 learners 15 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools

Umzinyathi · 2.1km 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 Buhlebomvoti Special School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Ukukhanyakomsinga Special School
Special NeedsPublic
226 learners 15 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools

Umzinyathi
Thathezakhe Special School
Special NeedsPublic
325 learners 12 educators 27:1

Among the highest learner-educator ratios of 77 similar schools

Umzinyathi
Pro Nobis School Lsen
Special NeedsPublic
295 learners 21 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools

Dundee

Frequently Asked Questions

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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so 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.

Staff member at this school? Email [email protected] from your school address and we'll verify it before sending you a link.

See what an enhanced page looks like