What kind of school is Harding Special School?
Harding Special School is a public special needs school in Harding, within the Ugu education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 133 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.
The school falls within the Umuziwabantu Local Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
The school is at Gallaway Street, Harding, 4680, and can be reached on 039 433 1143.
What You Should Know
Small school
This school has 133 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Harding 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 71% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Harding Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 7% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools
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 Harding 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 66% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 68% 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). 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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