Provides specialist education for learners with intellectual disabilities.
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Umlazi, Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal
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- Public special needs
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- 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 West Ridge Hig School?
West Ridge Hig School is a public special needs school in Umlazi, within the Umlazi education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a medium-sized school with 729 enrolled learners and 57 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 13:1.
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.
The school is at 189 Jan Smuts Drive, Highway, Mayville, and can be reached on 031 261 1332.
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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at West Ridge Hig 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 28% of similar schools
(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)
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What other schools are near West Ridge Hig School?
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Fewer learners per educator than 44% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 94% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 8% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 45% 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 West Ridge Hig School. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.
Fewer learners per educator than 5% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 89% of similar schools
Fewer learners per educator than 17% 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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