This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.
Ilembe, Ilembe, KwaZulu-Natal
At a glance
- Type
- Public special needs
- Fees
- Fee status not published
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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Grade 1 and 8 admissions for 2027 closed on 31 August 2026. Late applications: contact the school directly. · Provincial default, check the school
What kind of school is Nombuso Disability Development Centre?
Nombuso Disability Development Centre is a public special needs school in Ilembe, within the Ilembe education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 80 enrolled learners and 5 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 16:1.
Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 96% of similar schools.
The school is at Sonkombo Area Mona Ndwedwe 4342, and can be reached on 079 310 4718.
What we don't have yet
- Exact fee amount
- Admissions process, open days or deadlines
- Whether the school uses WhatsApp
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Nombuso Disability Development Centre?
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 4% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes
What You Should Know
Small school
This school has 80 enrolled learners.
Contact
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Location
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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 Nombuso Disability Development Centre. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 38% 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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