Imbalito Hope College

Imbalito Hope College is a school and therapy centre for children with individualised needs. It is situated on scenic and spacious grounds in Tongaat. Urban satellite therapy centres include the Ballito Junction Mall and Durban.

The centre caters for children from 2 to 17 years.  It offers CAPS curriculum tailored to each child’s specific needs. Specialist focus areas include, general developmental delays, learning difficulties, Autism, ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia and CP. Our staff consists of an onsite multidisciplinary team of dedicated teachers, therapists and health professionals.

The centre prides itself in service excellence and is benchmarked with international best practices and methods in teaching and therapy. It  offers all extracurricular activities onsite and gives children the  opportunity  to enjoy their childhood  and excel to their full potential.

Amongst many testimonials from parents, here are two satisfied Mums feedback:   Shamima Omarjee , “When Jameel first entered the school gates of IHC in 2016, shyness, lack of confidence in learning and scattered emotion burdened my son. A year later, he has been moulded into a vibrant happy character. He is now eager to go to school to learn and share his strengths. As a parent of a child with a learning challenge it pleases me to see these positive changes in my child’s daily life. Thank you, Imbalito Hope College, for what you have done for my son.”   Mum Naz Naidoo says, “Thank you to Imbalito Hope College, we have seen the continuous improvements in our son Ethan with autism since he has joined, most of all he is so happy and looks forward to school.”

The founders and directors  of the Centre are Dr Basil Dhaniram a medical practitioner and Nirasha Dhaniram a psychologist, themselves parents of a child with special educational needs.

The Connect Special Needs and Autism Forum is a now a national community service project of the Imbalito Hope College and started off 12 years ago. The forum has united professionals, parents and the public in the arena of special needs treatments and education. It offers regular seminars by specialist speakers and hosts a parent support group. The Connect forum holds many campaigns and events for autism awareness and advocacy through the year as well, please visit our website (www.connectspecialneeds.co.za) to register as a member of the forum, also visit our Facebook page (Imbalito Hope College). For more information, you may contact us on 032-5860200 or email, [email protected].