This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.
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Graafwater, West Coast, Western Cape
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- Public special needs
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- Fee-paying
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Graafwater Special School?
Graafwater Special School is a public special needs school in Graafwater, within the West Coast education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 256 enrolled learners and 19 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 14:1.
The school falls within the Cederberg local municipality. Among 47 Special Needs schools in Western Cape, it has more learners per educator than 89% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at C/O Hoof & Van Der Stel Street Graafwater 8120, and can be reached on 022 300 0115.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Graafwater 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 11% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Graafwater 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 84% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 53% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 61% 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 Graafwater 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 37% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 20% 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). Learner-educator comparisons group schools by quintile, phase and province; matric comparisons group by sector and province, plus quintile for public schools. The learner-educator ratio includes all staff classified as educators, so actual class sizes may differ. Learn about our methodology
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