Saldanha, West Coast, Western Cape
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- Public skills
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- Fee-paying
Source: DBE EMIS Q3 2025 · NSC School Performance Report 2025 · Processed 8 Aug 2026
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What kind of school is Weskus Spesiale Skool?
Weskus Spesiale Skool is a public skills school in Saldanha, within the West Coast education district of the Western Cape. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 511 enrolled learners and 28 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 18:1.
The school falls within the Saldanha Bay local municipality. Among 23 School Of Skills schools in Western Cape, it has more learners per educator than 82% of similar schools. EMIS classifies the location as rural.
The school is at Saldanhaweg Saldanha 7395, and can be reached on 022 714 1244.
Note: The Urban/Rural classification is sourced directly from EMIS and may reflect historical registration data. See Data Limitations.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Weskus Spesiale Skool?
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 18% of similar schools
(School Of Skills schools in Western Cape)
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What other schools are near Weskus Spesiale Skool?
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Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 28% of similar schools
Among the highest learner-educator ratios of 255 similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 49% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools
Schools serving similar communities
Other public skills schools in Western Cape with no quintile on record.
Grouped by quintile, phase and province. These schools face similar resource constraints to Weskus Spesiale Skool. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 73% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 27% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 91% 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). 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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