About Us

Gloria Botha school is a school that accommodates children ages 7-18 years with intellectual disabilities. 

Intellectual disability is a developmental disability characterised by limitations in intellectual functioning (reasoning, learning, problem solving) and in adaptive behavior, which covers a range of everyday social and practical skills - resulting in the need for extraordinary supports for a person to participate in activities involved with typical human functioning. 

Cognitive impairment is divided into four categories: mild intellectual disability, moderate intellectual disability, severe intellectual disability, and profound intellectual disability. 

Intellectual disability is not a disease and cannot be cured, however early diagnosis and ongoing interventions can improve adaptive functioning throughout one's childhood and into adulthood. With ongoing support and interventions, children with intellectual disability can learn to do many things.