What kind of school is Truro Prevocational School?
Truro Prevocational School is a public special needs school in Bayview, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 170 enrolled learners and 17 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 10:1.
The school falls within the Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality local municipality. Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has a learner-educator ratio close to the median for similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as urban.
The school is at Felicity, Bayview Street, Chatsworth, Durban, 4030, and can be reached on 031 400 5352.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
What You Should Know
Small school
This school has 170 enrolled learners.
What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Truro Prevocational 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 64% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near Truro Prevocational School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 75% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 99% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 91% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 68% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 65% of similar schools
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 Truro Prevocational School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 55% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 93% 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
Some data fields may not be available for all schools. Missing data is shown as '—' or 'Not available'. Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025.
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