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Kanyisa Special School

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 200600319

This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.

Cala, Chris Hani East, Eastern Cape

190
Learners
12:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Kanyisa Special School?

Kanyisa Special School is a public special needs school in Cala, within the Chris Hani East education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 190 enrolled learners and 16 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Small school

This school has 190 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Kanyisa 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 23% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape)

Contact

Bo Stree,Cala,5455
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Queenstown87.7 km
Mthatha103.4 km
King William's Town152.9 km
East London166.4 km
Cradock208.7 km
Makhanda225.4 km

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What other schools are near Kanyisa Special School?

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

New Horizon Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
954 learners 28 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 25% of similar schools

Cala · 0.3km away
Cala Senior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
930 learners 25 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools

Cala · 0.8km away
L M Silingela Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
952 learners 26 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 15% of similar schools

Cala · 0.8km away
Cala Village Junior Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,213 learners 32 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools

Cala · 1.1km away
Cala Community School
PrimaryPublicQ3
782 learners 25 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Cala · 1.6km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other special needs schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Kanyisa Special School.

Ikwezi Lokusa Special School
Special NeedsPublic
185 learners 25 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools

Ikhwezi Township Mthatha
Lingomso Lethu Special School
Special NeedsPublic
274 learners 14 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 2% of similar schools

Msobomvulocation
Efata Special School
Special NeedsPublic
303 learners 55 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools

Dicoliny Area

Frequently Asked Questions

School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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.