This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.
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Observatory, Metro Central, Western Cape
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- Type
- Public special needs
- Fees
- Fee-paying
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Mary Kihn School?
Mary Kihn School is a public special needs school in Observatory, within the Metro Central education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 85 enrolled learners and 17 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 5:1.
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 96% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at 34 Low Street Observatory 7925, and can be reached on 021 447 0310.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Mary Kihn 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 96% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Western Cape)
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Small school
This school has 85 enrolled learners.
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What other schools are near Mary Kihn School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 54% 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 Mary Kihn School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 22% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools
Frequently Asked Questions
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
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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