What kind of school is Glenbridge Special School?
Glenbridge Special School is a public special needs school in Diepriver, within the Metro South education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 296 enrolled learners and 35 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.
The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 47 Special Needs schools in Western Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at 91 Main Road Diep River 7800, and can be reached on 021 712 2075.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Glenbridge 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 67% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Glenbridge Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 71% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 90% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 57% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in Western Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Glenbridge 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 85% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 11% 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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