What kind of school is Tembisa Special School?
Tembisa Special School is a public special needs school in Ikwezi Extension, within the OR Tambo Inland education district of the Eastern Cape. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 239 enrolled learners and 22 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 11:1.
The school falls within the King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality local municipality. Among 44 Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools.
The school is at 24 Buttercup Road, Ikhwezi Extension, Mthatha, 5099, and can be reached on 047 535 5077.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Tembisa 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 37% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in Eastern Cape)
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What other schools are near Tembisa Special School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 4% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 16% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 95% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 86% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public special needs schools in Eastern Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Tembisa Special School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 88% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 14% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 70% 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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