What kind of school is Osizweni Special School?
Osizweni Special School is a public special needs school in Leslie, within the Gert Sibande education district of the Mpumalanga. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 233 enrolled learners and 19 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1.
The school falls within the Lekwa Local Municipality local municipality. Among 19 Special Needs schools in Mpumalanga, it has more learners per educator than 89% of similar schools.
The school is at 999 Norda Street, and can be reached on 017 683 0471.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Osizweni 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 11% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Mpumalanga)
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What other schools are near Osizweni Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 18% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in Mpumalanga with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Osizweni 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 6% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 33% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 28% 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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