What kind of school is Mfihlakalo Special School?
Mfihlakalo Special School is a public special needs school in Mabopane, within the Bojanala education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a small school with 160 enrolled learners and 10 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 16:1.
The school falls within the Madibeng Local Municipality local municipality. Among 32 Special Needs schools in North West, it has more learners per educator than 97% of similar schools.
The school is at 1560 C Klipgat, Mabopane, 900, and can be reached on 062 781 2795.
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Small school
This school has 160 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Mfihlakalo 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 3% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in North West)
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What other schools are near Mfihlakalo Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 60% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 71% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 47% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in North West with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Mfihlakalo 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 65% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 29% 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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