Question NW2272 to the Minister of Basic Education
02 November 2020 - NW2272
Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What (a) total number of schools in the Republic still use pit toilets as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) is the provincial breakdown of the specified schools?
Reply:
a. The site assessment and scoping report recently completed (09/10/2020) revealed that, about 719 Schools require new sanitation facilities as they still make use of the pit toilets. All the other schools which were declared as part of the 3898 have been actioned (allocated to Implementing Agent, who have commenced with planning, or are under construction, or have reached final completion; while some small unviable schools have been merged with other such schools)
b.
|
PROVINCE |
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS |
|
Eastern Cape |
561 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
89 |
|
Limpopo |
69 |
|
TOTAL |
719 |