What kind of school is Oom Paul Special School?
Oom Paul Special School is a public special needs school in Rustenburg, within the Bojanala education district of the North West. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 558 enrolled learners and 37 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 15:1.
The school falls within the Rustenburg Local Municipality local municipality. Among 32 Special Needs schools in North West, it has more learners per educator than 94% of similar schools.
The school is at 42 Lucas Street, Rustenburg, 299, and can be reached on 014 592 2003.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Oom Paul 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 6% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in North West)
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What other schools are near Oom Paul Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 80% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 81% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 31% 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 Oom Paul 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 81% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 94% 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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