What kind of school is Buitengewone Special School?
Buitengewone Special School is a public special needs school in Rustenburg, within the Bojanala education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a small school with 148 enrolled learners and 17 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.
The school falls within the Rustenburg Local Municipality local municipality. Among 32 Special Needs schools in North West, it has fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools.
The school is at Von Wiellighstraat 42, Rustenburg, 299, and can be reached on 014 597 0491.
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Small school
This school has 148 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Buitengewone 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 81% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in North West)
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What other schools are near Buitengewone Special School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 66% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in North West with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Buitengewone Special School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools
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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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