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Siphosethu Special School Lsen

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Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 500499167

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

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Pongola, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal

147 learners 12:1 ratio

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Type
Public special needs
Fees
Fee status not published

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 31 August 2026. Late applications: contact the school directly. · Provincial default, check the school

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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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)

More about this school Insights, matric results, how it compares, data notes

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Small school

This school has 147 enrolled learners.

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Sidakeni Area Pongola Pongola 3170EMIS
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Richards Bay232.5 km · 169 min

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What other schools are near Siphosethu Special School Lsen?

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

Sibonile Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
333 learners 8 educators 42:1

Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools

Zululand · 0.2km away
Buhlebuzile Lower Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
988 learners 25 educators 40:1

Fewer learners per educator than 13% of similar schools

Pongola · 1.6km away
Victorious Independent School
CombinedIndependent
989 learners 18 educators 55:1

Among the highest learner-educator ratios of 103 similar schools

Pongola · 1.6km away
Dingukwazi High School
SecondaryPublicQ3
1,477 learners 55 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools

Ntshangase Tribal Authority · 1.8km away
Tholulwazi Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
665 learners 18 educators 37:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Pongola · 1.8km 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 Siphosethu Special School Lsen. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Musa Lsen School
Special NeedsPublic
199 learners 15 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 24% of similar schools

Zululand
Bawelise Special School
Special NeedsPublic
100 learners 8 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 32% of similar schools

Bilanyoni
Zamimpilo Special School
Special NeedsPublic
155 learners 13 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% of similar schools

Ceza

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

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