Question NW2665 to the Minister of Basic Education
17 November 2023 - NW2665
Nodada, Mr BB to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) Whether there are any schools that use and/or have plain pit and bucket latrines that have not been identified for demolition or improvement in any sanitation programme; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the name of each of the schools and (b) provinces they are in; (2) as of 6 June 2023, what total number of schools, nationally and in each province, do not otherwise have sanitation facilities as required by Regulation 12 of the Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure published under GN R920 in GG 37081 of 29 November 2013?
Reply:
(1) all schools that require sanitation intervention are addressed under SAFE, ASIDI and also through the Education Infrastructure Grant (EIG)
(2)
|
Province |
No. of Schools |
|
EC |
506 |
|
FS |
0 |
|
GT |
0 |
|
KZN |
148 |
|
LP |
74 |
|
MP |
0 |
|
NW |
0 |
|
NC |
0 |
|
WC |
0 |
|
National |
728 |
All these schools are currently being addressed under the Sanitation Appropriate for Schools (SAFE) Programme.