What kind of school is Siphosethu Special School Lsen?
Siphosethu Special School Lsen is a public special needs school in Pongola, within the Zululand education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 147 enrolled learners and 12 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 12:1.
The school falls within the Uphongolo Local Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
The school is at Sidakeni Area Pongola Pongola 3170, and can be reached on 073 246 0167.
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Small school
This school has 147 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Siphosethu Special School Lsen?
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 33% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Siphosethu Special School Lsen?
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Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 0% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools
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 Siphosethu Special School Lsen. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 36% 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). 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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