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St Martin De Porres Comprehensive School

Special NeedsPublicHearing Impairment Schools EMIS: 500276131

Provides education for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Port Shepstone, Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal

354
Learners
10:1
Learners per educator
—
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025

What kind of school is St Martin De Porres Comprehensive School?

St Martin De Porres Comprehensive School is a public special needs school in Port Shepstone, within the Ugu education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 354 enrolled learners and 36 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 10:1. EMIS classifies the location as to be updated.

Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.

Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at St Martin De Porres Comprehensive 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 66% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

Contact

21 Aiken Street,Port Shepstone,4240
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Distance to Major Centres

Straight-line distance (actual driving may differ)

Amanzimtoti87 km
Pinetown109.8 km
Westville111 km
Durban CBD112.2 km
Pietermaritzburg126.9 km
Umhlanga128.3 km

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What other schools are near St Martin De Porres Comprehensive School?

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

Port Shepstone Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
618 learners 27 educators 23:1

Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools

Ugu · 0.4km away
Wesbury College of Science
SecondaryIndependent
119 learners 11 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 48% of similar schools

Port Shepstone · 0.4km away
Portshepstone International High School
SecondaryIndependent
47 learners 8 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools

Port Shepstone · 0.5km away
Port Shepstone High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,347 learners 72 educators 19:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Ugu · 0.6km away
Port Shepstone Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
847 learners 40 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools

Ugu · 0.6km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other special needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal (independent).

Peer group defined as same quintile + phase + province. These schools face similar resource constraints to St Martin De Porres Comprehensive School.

Schola Amoris Lsen School
Special NeedsPublic
399 learners 42 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools

Umzinto Heights
Harding Special School
Special NeedsPublic
133 learners 15 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 71% of similar schools

Harding
Danielmzamo Special School
Special NeedsPublic
654 learners 37 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 1% of similar schools

Harry Gwala

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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.