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Fulton School for the Deaf 500145632

Special NeedsPublicHearing Impairment School EMIS: 500145632

Provides education for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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Gillitts, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal

107
Learners
5:1
Learners per educator
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Fulton School for the Deaf 500145632?

Fulton School for the Deaf 500145632 is a public special needs school in Gillitts, within the Pinetown education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 107 enrolled learners and 24 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 5:1.

The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools.

The school is at 8 Roosevelt Road, Gillits, Pinetown, 3603, and can be reached on 031 767 1215.

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Small school

This school has 107 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Fulton School for the Deaf 500145632?

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 99% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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8 Roosevelt Road, Gillits, Pinetown, 3603

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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Pinetown11.6 km · 10 min
Westville20.7 km · 16 min
Durban CBD29.3 km · 20 min

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Location

What other schools are near Fulton School for the Deaf 500145632?

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

Winston Park Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
636 learners 42 educators 15:1

Fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools

Pinetown · 0.5km away
Gillitts Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
403 learners 12 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Gillitts · 1.7km away
Hillcrest High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,215 learners 76 educators 16:1

Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools

Hillcrest · 2.5km away
Hillcrest Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,289 learners 90 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Hillcrest · 2.9km away
Highbury Preparatory School
PrimaryIndependent
625 learners 74 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Hillcrest · 3.4km 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 Fulton School for the Deaf 500145632. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

The Browns' School
Special NeedsPublic
355 learners 41 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools

Pinetown
Kwathintwa School for the Deaf
Special NeedsPublic
300 learners 42 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 92% of similar schools

Inchanga
Ethembeni School for the Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired
Special NeedsPublic
147 learners 28 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Inchanga

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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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