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Parkland Special School

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 200200454

This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.

Amalinda, Buffalo City, Eastern Cape

269
Learners
8:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Parkland Special School?

Parkland Special School is a public special needs school in Amalinda, within the Buffalo City education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 269 enrolled learners and 32 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 8:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Parkland 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 63% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape)

Contact

1 Coad Road,Beacon Bay,East London,5241
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

East London6.2 km
King William's Town52.9 km
Port Alfred120.5 km
Makhanda137.1 km
Queenstown156.1 km
Mthatha172.4 km

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What other schools are near Parkland Special School?

Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity — these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.

Saaac East London
SecondaryIndependent
11 learners 7 educators 2:1

Fewer learners per educator than 98% of similar schools

Buffalo City · 0.6km away
Beaconhurst School
CombinedPublicQ5
814 learners 45 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Beaconbay · 1.3km away
Harvest Christian School East London
PrimaryIndependent
51 learners 3 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 50% of similar schools

Buffalo City · 1.6km away
Floradale Farm School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,247 learners 33 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Nompumolelo · 2.9km away
Abbotsford Christian School
PrimaryIndependent
362 learners 26 educators 14:1

Fewer learners per educator than 63% of similar schools

Abbotsford · 3.1km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other special needs schools in Eastern Cape (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Parkland Special School.

Baysville Secondary School
Special NeedsPublic
542 learners 50 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Bayville
Arcadia Special School
Special NeedsPublic
235 learners 25 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools

East London
Khayalethu Special School
Special NeedsPublic
218 learners 25 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 60% of similar schools

North End

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School data: DBE EMIS Q3 2025. Matric results: NSC School Performance Report 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

Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.