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The Browns' School

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Special NeedsPublicCerebral Palsy & Autism School EMIS: 500112702

Provides specialist education for learners with cerebral palsy.

Pinetown, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal

355 learners 9:1 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 The Browns' School?

The Browns' School is a public special needs school in Pinetown, within the Pinetown education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 355 enrolled learners and 41 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 9:1.

The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has fewer learners per educator than 76% of similar schools.

The school is at 28 Marianridge Drive, Pinetown, Ashwood, 3600, and can be reached on 031 700 3535.

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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at The Browns' 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 76% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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28 Marianridge Drive, Pinetown, Ashwood, 3600EMIS
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Location

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Distance to Major Centres

By road. Driving times are estimates in free-flowing traffic and exclude congestion.

Pinetown5.3 km · 7 min
Westville14.4 km · 12 min
Durban CBD21.6 km · 16 min

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What other schools are near The Browns' School?

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

Ashley Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
948 learners 46 educators 21:1

Fewer learners per educator than 66% of similar schools

Ashley · 1.2km away
Jubilee Senior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
650 learners 19 educators 34:1

Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools

Mariannhill · 1.6km away
Mariannhill Secondary Independent School
SecondaryIndependent
533 learners 27 educators 20:1

Fewer learners per educator than 10% of similar schools

Mariannhill · 1.6km away
Mariannhill Junior Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ3
685 learners 21 educators 33:1

Fewer learners per educator than 56% of similar schools

Mariannhill Monastery · 1.7km away
St Benedict School
CombinedIndependent

Data not available

Pinetown · 2.2km 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 The Browns' School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Fulton School for the Deaf 500145632
Special NeedsPublic
107 learners 24 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools

Gillitts
R P Moodley Special School
Special NeedsPublic
189 learners 22 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 79% of similar schools

Clare Estate
Khalipha Special School
Special NeedsPublic
400 learners 31 educators 13:1

Fewer learners per educator than 26% of similar schools

Kwamashu

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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