Question NW1005 to the Minister of Basic Education
23 May 2018 - NW1005
Tshwaku, Mr M to ask the Minister of Basic Education
What is the (a) total number and (ii) type of schools that the Government must build to eradicate the school infrastructure backlog in each province and (b) total amount of funding that is required to eradicate the backlog?
Reply:
a) A total backlog of 273 schools built entirely out of inappropriate materials.
|
PROVINCE |
PRIMARY SCHOOL |
SECONDARY SCHOOL |
|
Eastern Cape |
126 |
79 |
|
Free State |
12 |
3 |
|
Gauteng |
23 |
3 |
|
KwaZulu -Natal |
3 |
0 |
|
Limpopo |
0 |
0 |
|
Mpumalanga |
0 |
0 |
|
North West |
0 |
0 |
|
Northern Cape |
23 |
1 |
|
Western Cape |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
187 |
86 |
b) An estimated total of R 11.3 billion is required to eradicate the backlog.