This school provides specialist education for learners with special educational needs.
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Polokwane, Capricorn North, Limpopo
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- Type
- Public special needs
- Fees
- Fee-paying
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Ratanang?
Ratanang is a public special needs school in Polokwane, within the Capricorn North education district of the Limpopo. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 301 enrolled learners and 21 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 14:1.
The school falls within the Blouberg local municipality. Among 35 Special Needs schools in Limpopo, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
The school is at Stand No 282, Bochum Township, and can be reached on 015 065 0633.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ratanang?
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 35% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Limpopo)
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What other schools are near Ratanang?
Other schools within a few kilometres. Proximity does not imply similarity: these schools may serve different phases, quintiles, or communities.
Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 37% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 59% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in Limpopo with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Ratanang. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 29% of similar schools
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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