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Zululand Remedial Centre

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Special NeedsPublicNeurological & Learning Disability School EMIS: 500301328

Provides specialist education for learners with neurological and learning disabilities.

Empangeni, King Cetshwayo, KwaZulu-Natal

278 learners 10:1 ratio

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Type
Public special needs
Fees
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 Zululand Remedial Centre?

Zululand Remedial Centre is a public special needs school in Empangeni, within the King Cetshwayo education district of the KwaZulu-Natal. EMIS records it as a small-to-medium school with 278 enrolled learners and 29 educators, giving a learner-to-educator ratio of 10:1.

The school falls within the Umhlathuze Local 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 President Street, Swart, Empangeni, 3880, and can be reached on 035 772 7740.

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What is the learner-to-educator ratio at Zululand Remedial Centre?

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 67% of similar schools

(Special Needs schools in KwaZulu-Natal)

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President Street, Swart, Empangeni, 3880EMIS
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Richards Bay21.6 km · 21 min

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What other schools are near Zululand Remedial Centre?

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

St Catherine's Empangeni Combined School
CombinedIndependent
385 learners 34 educators 11:1

Fewer learners per educator than 52% of similar schools

Nyala Park · 0.4km away
Empangeni High School
SecondaryPublicQ5
1,315 learners 76 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 83% of similar schools

Empangeni · 0.5km away
Empangeni Christian School
PrimaryIndependent
199 learners 12 educators 17:1

Fewer learners per educator than 38% of similar schools

King Cetshwayo · 0.7km away
Pinocchio Primary School
PrimaryIndependent
250 learners 14 educators 18:1

Fewer learners per educator than 30% of similar schools

Empangeni · 0.9km away
Grantham Park Primary School
PrimaryPublicQ5
1,193 learners 39 educators 31:1

Fewer learners per educator than 21% of similar schools

Grantham Park · 1.1km 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 Zululand Remedial Centre. This grouping is for browsing and is broader than the peer group used for the matric percentile above.

Khethiwe Special School
Special NeedsPublic
33 learners 6 educators 6:1

Fewer learners per educator than 95% of similar schools

Empangeni
Thuthukani Special School
Special NeedsPublic
441 learners 38 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 41% of similar schools

Old Mtuba Road
Thembimfundo Special School
Special NeedsPublic
298 learners 25 educators 12:1

Fewer learners per educator than 36% 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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