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Sigcau Special School

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 200501591

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

To Be Updated, OR Tambo Coastal, Eastern Cape

178
Learners
11:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is Sigcau Special School?

Sigcau Special School is a public special needs school in To Be Updated, within the OR Tambo Coastal education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small school with 178 enrolled learners and 16 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 11:1.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What You Should Know

Small school

This school has 178 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Sigcau 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 28% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape)

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Ngqandulo Lacation,Flagstaff,4810
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DBE EMIS Q3 2025 Report a correction

Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Mthatha93.8 km
East London267.8 km
Queenstown269.3 km
King William's Town287.6 km
Port Alfred377.3 km
Makhanda378.4 km

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What other schools are near Sigcau Special School?

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

Sigcau Practising School
PrimaryPublicQ1
127 learners 4 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Flagstaff · 0.2km away
Ngcungeni Junior Secondary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
160 learners 5 educators 32:1

Fewer learners per educator than 20% of similar schools

Flagstaff · 1.4km away
Gcinilifu Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ1
279 learners 9 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 46% of similar schools

Flagstaff · 1.8km away
Mali Junior Secondary School
CombinedPublicQ1
353 learners 12 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools

Flagstaff · 2.6km away
Zamekile Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
1,011 learners 19 educators 53:1

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

Flagstaff · 2.7km 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 Sigcau Special School.

King Ndlovuyezwe Ndamase Special School
Special NeedsPublic
190 learners 7 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools

Libode
Vukuzenzele Special School
Special NeedsPublic
208 learners 27 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 67% of similar schools

Bizana
Nompumalanga Special School
Special NeedsPublic
274 learners 21 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 12% of similar schools

Bizana

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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.