Nkwezela, Harry Gwala, KwaZulu-Natal
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- Public special needs
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- Fee status not published
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Pholela Special School?
Pholela Special School is a public special needs school in Nkwezela, within the Harry Gwala education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 398 enrolled learners and 26 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 15:1.
The school falls within the Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 93% of similar schools.
The school is at Kwamacala Gwala Tribal Authority Nkwezela Bulwer 3244, and can be reached on 039 201 0656.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Pholela 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 7% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Pholela Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 69% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 43% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 78% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
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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 Pholela 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 20% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 88% 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). 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
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