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Fundisa Special School

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 200200189

This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.

Government Building, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

178
Learners
10:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Fundisa Special School?

Fundisa Special School is a public special needs school in Government Building, within the Buffalo City education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 178 enrolled learners and 18 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 10:1. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Small school

This school has 178 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Fundisa 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 49% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape)

Contact

8734 Sweetwaters,King Williams Town,5600
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

King William's Town3.1 km
East London48.1 km
Port Alfred90.8 km
Makhanda93.4 km
Queenstown122.7 km
Cradock186.7 km

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What other schools are near Fundisa Special School?

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

Luzuko Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
412 learners 13 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Zwelitsha · 1.1km away
Manezi Higher Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
716 learners 19 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools

Zone 1 · 1.3km away
Nobantu Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
144 learners 11 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools

Zwelitsha · 1.4km away
Thembalabantu High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
755 learners 22 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools

Zwelitsha · 1.7km away
Schornville Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
1,135 learners 36 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

King William's Town · 1.8km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other special needs schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Fundisa Special School.

St Patrick's Special School
Special NeedsPublic
167 learners 15 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools

Ginsberg
Bhisho Youth Care Centre
Special NeedsPublic
18 learners 9 educators 2:1

Fewer learners per educator than 100% of similar schools

Buffalo City
St Thomas Special School
Special NeedsPublic
192 learners 28 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 77% of similar schools

Kingwilliams Town

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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.