Question NW3904 to the Minister of Basic Education
18 December 2023 - NW3904
Van Zyl, Ms A M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
With reference to her reply to question 549 on 17 April 2023 that her department intends to deal with overcrowding in schools through the Special Intervention Programme on Overcrowding in Schools, (a) which schools have been identified, (b) what are the relevant details of (i) assistance envisioned for each identified school and (ii) timeframes for the programme to be concluded in each identified school?
Reply:
A total of 70 043 additional classes were identified from 8 133 over crowded school across all provinces. The special programme was put on hold when Treasury implemented cost containment measures.
The building of additional classes will follow the normal infrastructure programmes until we are advised differently by Treasury.
The number of identified schools and classes per province are attached.