What kind of school is Herbert Street Special School?
Herbert Street Special School is a public special needs school in Oakdale, within the Metro North education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 83 enrolled learners and 15 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 6:1.
The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. Among 47 Special Needs schools in Western Cape, it has fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at 79 Herbert Street Oakdale 7530.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
Small school
This school has 83 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Herbert Street 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 89% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Herbert Street Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 34% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 73% 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 Herbert Street 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 72% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 33% 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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