Question NW2722 to the Minister of Basic Education
26 January 2016 - NW2722
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) What is the total number of schools in each province that was identified in December 2016 to (i) have been built with inappropriate materials, (ii) lack sanitation facilities, (iii) have pit latrines, (iv) have no water supply and (v) have no electricity connection and (b) in each case, how many schools are due to have the specified deficiencies corrected by the end of the 2016-17 financial year?
Reply:
(a) i, ii, iii, iv& iv
|
Province |
Inappropriate |
Sanitation |
Pit only |
Water |
Electricity |
|
EC |
800 |
61 |
1 585 |
58 |
187 |
|
FS |
18 |
5 |
196 |
23 |
25 |
|
GP |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
KZN |
0 |
0 |
1 379 |
0 |
343 |
|
LP |
0 |
0 |
932 |
0 |
0 |
|
MP |
16 |
0 |
392 |
0 |
13 |
|
NW |
5 |
0 |
130 |
0 |
3 |
|
NC |
29 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
WC |
129 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
1 017 |
66 |
4 625 |
81 |
571 |
(b) The water and sanitation backlogs will be completed in the current 2016/17 financial year and electricity backlogs, which are at different stages of implementation, will be completed in the 2017/18 financial year. Provinces are addressing pit toilets and it is estimated that these will be addressed by the 2018/19 financial year. Inappropriate structures that are part of Accelerated School Infrastructure Development Initiative (ASIDI) will be dealt with by the 2018/19 financial year and additional inappropriate structures that were identified, and are not currently funded, are being factored into the provincial infrastructure programmes. A determination is being made by provinces with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), on the timelines for addressing these.