This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.
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Tygerberg Hospital, Metro North, Western Cape
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- Type
- Public special needs
- Fees
- Fee-paying
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Carel Du Toit Sentrum?
Carel Du Toit Sentrum is a public special needs school in Tygerberg Hospital, within the Metro North education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 104 enrolled learners and 25 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 4:1.
The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 47 Special Needs schools in Western Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at Francie Van Zijle Drive Tygerberg Hospital Parow 7500, and can be reached on 021 938 5312.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Carel Du Toit Sentrum?
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 98% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Western Cape)
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This school has 104 enrolled learners.
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What other schools are near Carel Du Toit Sentrum?
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Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 19% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in Western Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Carel Du Toit Sentrum. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 72% of similar schools
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.
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