What kind of school is Erica House Special School?
Erica House Special School is a public special needs school in Hillside, within the Nelson Mandela education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 64 enrolled learners and 14 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 5:1.
The school falls within the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 44 Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at Bob Price Street, Hillside, Port Elizabeth, 6059, and can be reached on 041 456 2800.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
Small school
This school has 64 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Erica House 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 98% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape)
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What other schools are near Erica House 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 20% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in Eastern Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Erica House 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 42% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 19% 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
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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