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Damorosa Prevocational School

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Special NeedsPublicIntellectual Disability School EMIS: 500119658

Provides specialist education for learners with intellectual disabilities.

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Moorton, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal

370 learners 13:1 ratio

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Type
Public special needs
Fees
Fee status not published

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

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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 Damorosa Prevocational School?

Damorosa Prevocational School is a public special needs school in Moorton, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 370 enrolled learners and 29 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.

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 179 Damarosa Crescent, Moorton, Chatsworth, 4092, and can be reached on 031 404 2880.

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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Damorosa Prevocational 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 28% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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179 Damarosa Crescent, Moorton, Chatsworth, 4092EMIS
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Distance to Major Centres

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Pinetown15.3 km · 15 min
Durban CBD22.2 km · 19 min
Amanzimtoti26.2 km · 18 min

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What other schools are near Damorosa Prevocational School?

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

Crestview Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
267 learners 11 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools

Arena Park · 0.4km away
Moorton Heights Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
301 learners 9 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools

Moorton · 0.5km away
Highlands Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
440 learners 15 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools

Moorton · 0.7km away
Moorlands Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
329 learners 10 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 31% of similar schools

Moorton · 0.7km away
Ihsaan Boys College
SecondaryIndependent
110 learners 12 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools

Chatsworth · 0.7km 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 Damorosa Prevocational School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Truro Prevocational School
Special NeedsPublic
170 learners 17 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools

Bayview
Westpark School
Special NeedsPublic
317 learners 29 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools

Malvern
Ekuthuthukeni Special School
Special NeedsPublic
398 learners 27 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools

Umlazi

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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). 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

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