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R P Moodley Special School

Special NeedsPublicPhysical Disability School EMIS: 500306101

Provides specialist education for learners with physical disabilities.

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Clare Estate, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal

189
Learners
9:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is R P Moodley Special School?

R P Moodley Special School is a public special needs school in Clare Estate, within the Pinetown education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 189 enrolled learners and 22 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.

The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools.

The school is at 306 New Germany Road, Resevuoir Hills, Durban, 4091, and can be reached on 031 262 9095.

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Small school

This school has 189 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at R P Moodley 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 79% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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306 New Germany Road, Resevuoir Hills, Durban, 4091

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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Westville11.8 km · 11 min
Pinetown12.2 km · 10 min
Durban CBD13.7 km · 10 min

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Location

What other schools are near R P Moodley Special School?

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

Dr A.D.Lazarus Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ5
874 learners 36 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 61% of similar schools

Reservoir Hills · 0.1km away
Crescent Girls High School
CombinedIndependent
260 learners 23 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Parlock · 0.7km away
Palmiet Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ4
1,491 learners 37 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools

Clare Estate · 1.2km away
Resmount Primary Schools
PrimaryPublicQ5
859 learners 29 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Reservoir Hills · 1.2km away
Parlock Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
644 learners 20 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools

Parlock · 1.2km away

Schools serving similar communities

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 R P Moodley Special School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

V N Naik School for the Deaf
Special NeedsPublic
276 learners 37 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools

Newlands
Khalipha Special School
Special NeedsPublic
400 learners 31 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Kwamashu
Am Moolla Spes Nova School
Special NeedsPublic
323 learners 36 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 70% of similar schools

Lenham

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). 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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