Provides specialist education for learners with intellectual disabilities.
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Montclair, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal
What kind of school is Ningizimu Special School?
Ningizimu Special School is a public special needs school in Montclair, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 560 enrolled learners and 42 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.
The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 76% of similar schools.
The school is at 63 Kenyon Howden Road, Montclair, Durban, and can be reached on 031 469 0767.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ningizimu 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 24% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Ningizimu Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 74% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
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 Ningizimu 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 33% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 93% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 55% 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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