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Ukukhanyakwezwe Special School

Special NeedsPublic EMIS: 500506234

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

Amajuba, Amajuba, KwaZulu-Natal

121
Learners
15:1
Learners per educator
Quintile
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 + NSC School Performance Report 2025Last updated

What kind of school is Ukukhanyakwezwe Special School?

Ukukhanyakwezwe Special School is a public special needs school in Amajuba, within the Amajuba education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small school with 121 enrolled learners and 8 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 15:1.

Among 77 Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal, it has more learners per educator than 92% of similar schools.

The school is at D 502 Chelmsford Road Next to Ekuseni Youth Prison Empondo Newcastle 2940, and can be reached on 083 795 8456.

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Small school

This school has 121 enrolled learners.

What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Ukukhanyakwezwe Special School?

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Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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D 502 Chelmsford Road Next to Ekuseni Youth Prison Empondo Newcastle 2940
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Newcastle21.5 km · 31 min

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Location

What other schools are near Ukukhanyakwezwe Special School?

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

Ekuseni Secondary School
SecondaryPublicQ2
41 learners 14 educators 3:1

Fewer learners per educator than 100% of similar schools

Normandien · 0.3km away
Gijimani Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ2
54 learners 5 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 97% of similar schools

Normandien · 7.1km away
Koenigsberg Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ1
120 learners 4 educators 30:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

Normandien · 7.5km away
Haig Combined School
PrimaryPublicQ1
67 learners 7 educators 10:1

Fewer learners per educator than 96% of similar schools

Haig Farm, Haig School · 8km away
Ncandu Combined School
CombinedPublicQ1
693 learners 24 educators 29:1

Fewer learners per educator than 40% of similar schools

Hope Farm · 9.7km 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 Ukukhanyakwezwe Special School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

School of Industries, Newcastle
Special NeedsPublic
27 learners 10 educators 3:1

Fewer learners per educator than 100% of similar schools

Lennoxton
Tugela High School
Special NeedsPublic
469 learners 40 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 39% of similar schools

Central Business District
Bumbisizwe Special School
Special NeedsPublic
312 learners 35 educators 9:1

Fewer learners per educator than 71% of similar schools

Madadeni

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). 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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