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Thembalitsha Foundation Trading As Scho

Special NeedsIndependent EMIS: 103007340

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

Observatory, Metro Central, Western Cape

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Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Thembalitsha Foundation Trading As Scho?

Thembalitsha Foundation Trading As Scho is an independent special needs school in Observatory, within the Metro Central education district of the Western Cape.

The school falls within the City of Cape Town local municipality. EMIS classifies the location as rural.

The school is at 23 Kotzee Road Observatory Mowbray 7725, and can be reached on 021 447 0334.

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

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Independent school

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23 Kotzee Road Observatory Mowbray 7725

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Distance to Major Centres

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

Cape Town CBD6.8 km · 7 min
Claremont6.8 km · 9 min
Wynberg10.2 km · 11 min

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What other schools are near Thembalitsha Foundation Trading As Scho?

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

Observatory Junior
PrimaryPublicQ5
819 learners 30 educators 27:1

Fewer learners per educator than 42% of similar schools

Observatory · 0.2km away
Thandokhulu Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ4
1,273 learners 36 educators 35:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Mowbray · 0.3km away
Mary Kihn School
Special NeedsPublic
85 learners 17 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Observatory · 0.3km away
St. George's Grammar School
CombinedIndependent
403 learners 46 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools

Mowbray · 0.7km away
Rhodes High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,014 learners 42 educators 24:1

Fewer learners per educator than 54% of similar schools

Mowbray · 0.8km away

Schools serving similar communities

Other independent special needs schools in Western Cape.

Grouped by sector, phase and province. Independent schools are fee-funded rather than quintile-funded, so they are not compared against public schools. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Oakley House School
Special NeedsIndependent
211 learners 42 educators 5:1

Fewer learners per educator than 62% of similar schools

Diepriver
Blaauwberg Rise Therapy and Learning Ce
Special NeedsIndependent
53 learners 7 educators 8:1

Fewer learners per educator than 31% of similar schools

Blouberg Rise
Shelanti Private Remedial School
Special NeedsIndependent
78 learners 12 educators 7:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

Parklands

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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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