What kind of school is Ligstraal Skool?
Ligstraal Skool is a public special needs school in Langvlei, within the Cape Winelands education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 271 enrolled learners and 22 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1.
The school falls within the Drakenstein local municipality. Among 47 Special Needs schools in Western Cape, it has more learners per educator than 80% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at Pienaarstraat 60 Paarl-Oos 7627, and can be reached on 021 862 7182.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ligstraal Skool?
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 20% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Ligstraal Skool?
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Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 59% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 51% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 64% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 77% 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 Ligstraal Skool. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 35% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 100% 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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