Special needs schools in South Africa

There are 376 special needs schools in South Africa. Special needs education centres (LSEN schools) and schools of skills support learners with disabilities, learning barriers or a need for a practical, skills-based curriculum.

Special needs schools by province

• Eastern Cape61 schools
• Free State25 schools
• Gauteng13 schools
• KwaZulu-Natal82 schools
• Limpopo36 schools
• Mpumalanga21 schools
• North West32 schools
• Northern Cape11 schools
• Western Cape95 schools

Towns with the most special needs schools

• Cape Town 65
• Gqeberha 16
• Polokwane 12
• Bloemfontein 9
• Kimberley 8
• East London 7
• Port Elizabeth 7
• Johannesburg 7
• Govan Mbeki 5
• Rustenburg 5
• Worcester 5
• Grahamstown 4
• Kariega 4
• Welkom 4
• George 4
• Bizana 3
• Mthatha 3
• Empangeni 3
• Ethekwini 3
• KwaZulu-Natal 3
• Nkandla 3
• Potchefstroom 3
• Paarl 3
• Aliwal North 2
• Cradock 2
• Thaba Nchu 2
• Glenwood 2
• Inchanga 2
• Montclair 2
• Makhado 2