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Harding Special School

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Special NeedsPublicPhysical Disability School EMIS: 500153883

Provides specialist education for learners with physical disabilities.

Harding, Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal

133 learners 9:1 ratio

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Type
Public special needs
Fees
Fee status not published

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026

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Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. Late applications: contact the school directly. · Provincial default, check the school

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.

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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)

More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes

What You Should Know

Small school

This school has 133 enrolled learners.

Contact

Gallaway Street, Harding, 4680EMIS
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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

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Pietermaritzburg148.5 km · 126 min

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What other schools are near Harding Special School?

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

Sehole Combined School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,058 learners 34 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

Harding · 0.4km away
Griffendore Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
181 learners 8 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 7% of similar schools

Ugu · 1km away
St Andrews Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
602 learners 20 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools

Ugu · 1km away
Sutton Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
949 learners 25 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 11% of similar schools

Winterton · 1.2km away
Harding State-Aided Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
910 learners 29 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

Ugu · 1.7km 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 Harding Special School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

St Martin De Porres Comprehensive School
Special NeedsPublic
354 learners 36 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 66% of similar schools

Port Shepstone
Schola Amoris Lsen School
Special NeedsPublic
399 learners 42 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Umzinto Heights
Vulekani Special School
Special NeedsPublic
248 learners 18 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Harry Gwala

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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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