Provides specialist education for learners with intellectual disabilities.
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Pretoria, Tshwane North, Gauteng
What kind of school is Magalies Special School?
Magalies Special School is a public combined school in Pretoria, within the Tshwane North education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 657 enrolled learners and 50 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.
The school falls within the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 62 Combined schools in Gauteng, it has more learners per educator than 90% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at 717 21 St Avenue, Rietfontein, Pretoria, and can be reached on 012 330 0168.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
Combined school
Classified as a combined school in EMIS, covering both primary and secondary phases.
Matric Results
Matric results are not yet available for this school. This may be because the school writes IEB or Cambridge exams (not included in DBE reporting), is newly registered, or had no matric candidates in recent years.
Learn about different exam bodies in South AfricaWhat is the learner-to-educator ratio at Magalies 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 10% of similar schools
(Combined schools in Gauteng)
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What other schools are near Magalies Special School?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 73% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 45% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 66% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 43% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public combined schools in Gauteng with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Magalies 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 54% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 97% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 0% 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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