Provides education for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Inchanga, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
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- 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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What kind of school is Kwathintwa School for the Deaf?
Kwathintwa School for the Deaf is a public special needs school in Inchanga, within the Pinetown education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 300 enrolled learners and 42 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 7:1.
The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 92% of similar schools.
The school is at Old Main Road, Inchanga, Pinetown, 3670, and can be reached on 031 783 4006.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Kwathintwa School for the Deaf?
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 92% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Kwathintwa School for the Deaf?
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Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools
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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 Kwathintwa School for the Deaf. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 76% 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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