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Pumla School for the Severly Mentally Handicapped

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PrimaryPublicIntellectual Disability School EMIS: 700132779

Provides specialist education for learners with intellectual disabilities.

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Johannesburg, Johannesburg West, Gauteng

351 learners 11:1 ratio

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Type
Public primary
Fees
Fee-paying

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 4 September 2026. Late applications: Gauteng admissions portal · Provincial default, check the school

What kind of school is Pumla School for the Severly Mentally Handicapped?

Pumla School for the Severly Mentally Handicapped is a public primary school in Johannesburg, within the Johannesburg West education district of the Gauteng. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 351 enrolled learners and 32 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 11:1.

The school falls within the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 61 Primary schools in Gauteng, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.

The school is at 9307 Armitage Street, Orlando West-Soweto, Johannesburg, and can be reached on 011 936 5249.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Pumla School for the Severly Mentally Handicapped?

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 37% of similar schools

(Primary schools in Gauteng)

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9307 Armitage Street, Orlando West-Soweto, JohannesburgEMIS
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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

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Roodepoort11.4 km · 13 min
Johannesburg CBD16.1 km · 16 min
Rosebank21.9 km · 20 min

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What other schools are near Pumla School for the Severly Mentally Handicapped?

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

Thulasizwe Special School
PrimaryPublic
108 learners 18 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 95% of similar schools

Soweto · 0.1km away
St Martin De Porres High School
SecondaryIndependent
741 learners 27 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 6% of similar schools

Orlando West · 0.2km away
Albertina Sisulu Special School
PrimaryPublic
261 learners 27 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Soweto · 0.4km away
Emadwaleni Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,113 learners 35 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 31% of similar schools

Soweto · 0.5km away
Sapebuso Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
645 learners 17 educators 38:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Soweto · 0.5km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other public primary schools in Gauteng with no quintile on record.

Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Pumla School for the Severly Mentally Handicapped. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Thulasizwe Special School
PrimaryPublic
108 learners 18 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 95% of similar schools

Soweto
Albertina Sisulu Special School
PrimaryPublic
261 learners 27 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Soweto
Dr Mary Malahlela Primary School
PrimaryPublic
406 learners 22 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Roodepoort

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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