What kind of school is Ethel Mthiyane Special School?
Ethel Mthiyane Special School is a public special needs school in Sundumbili, within the Ilembe education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 300 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 8:1.
The school falls within the Mandeni Local Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools.
The school is at Kwamajuba Reserve, Mathonsi Tribal, Authority, 4490, and can be reached on 032 437 8176.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ethel Mthiyane 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 86% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Ethel Mthiyane Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools
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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 Ethel Mthiyane 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 79% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 36% 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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