NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 288
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07/03/2014
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 05/2014)
Mr D C Smiles (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) (a) How many inappropriate school structures have been
eradicated and replaced with new schools since 1994 and (b)
where are these new schools located;
(2) (a) how many schools are experiencing delays with respect
to replacement or upgrading through the Accelerated Schools
Infrastructure Development Initiative (ASIDI) due to pending
or current rationalisation and/or mergers, (b) where are
these schools located and (c) what are the implications of
the rationalisation and/or mergers for the ASIDI programme;
(3) (a) how many schools (i) are currently under construction
as part of the ASIDI programme and (ii) will be completed by
the end of the (aa) 2013-14, (bb) 2014-15 and (cc) 2015-16
financial years and (b) when does she anticipate the ASIDI
programme to be completed;
(4) (a) what was the (i) extent of the Education Infrastructure
Grant (EIG) and (ii) expenditure level of the specified grant
(aa) in the 2012-13 financial year and (bb) since 1 April
2013 up to the latest specified date for which information is
available and (b) how many schools have benefited from the
EIG with regard to the maintenance and construction of
classrooms in each province? NW341E
Reply:
1. (a) (b)
The number of inappropriate schools that have been eradicated and
replaced with new schools per province are indicated in the table
below:
|Province |No. of projects |
|Eastern Cape |122 |
|Free State |4 |
|Gauteng |39 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |51 |
|Limpopo |48 |
|Mpumalanga |38 |
|North West |44 |
|Northern Cape |3 |
|Western Cape |43 |
|Total |392 |
2. (a) how many schools are experiencing delays with respect to
replacement or upgrading through the Accelerated Schools Infrastructure
Development Initiative (ASIDI) due to pending or current
rationalisation and/or mergers,
Approximately 200 schools have low enrolments of below 135. It is
therefore not viable to build these schools in their current form and
are therefore subject to rationalization and merging processes.
b) where are these schools located and
These schools are located throughout the Eastern Cape Province.
c) what are the implications of the rationalisation and/or mergers for the
ASIDI programme;
The process could result in the following:
⢠Communities could reject proposed mergers of schools out of hand based
on various reasonsresulting in prolonged negotiations and delays in the
implementation timeframes that would lead to the Department missing our
planned targets.
⢠Number of schools could either increase or be reduced. If the former
happened, there would be a need to request additional funds from
National Treasury for the additional schools.
⢠Where schools are to be expanded and the existing land where schools
are located is not sufficient, land is to be procured.
Rationalisation may result in missing of ASIDI targets if consensus is
not achieved speedily.
3. (a) (i) (ii) (aa) (bb) (c)
(a) how many schools (i) are currently under construction as part of the
ASIDI programme
It is important to highlight that ASIDI programme started in 2011 and that
projects are multi-year in nature. The table below gives the targets which
were set for each year since 2011.
|Â |2011/12|2012/13 |2013/14 |2014/15 |
|Number of schools built and |49 |140 |150 |171 |
|completed in the ASIDI project | | | | |
In addition, in terms of schools under construction further information is
provided in terms of progress made in other implementation stages regarding
the above targets.
2011/12- 49 schools target
In the Eastern Cape, 46 out of the 49 schools have been completed. The plan
is to complete the remaining 3 by the end of March 2014.
2012/13- 140 schools target
In the Eastern Cape
⢠1 school has been completed;
⢠47 schools are at different phases of construction and the planned
completion dates range from March to December 2014;
⢠51 schools are at a stage of procurement of contractors; and
⢠2 schools are at a stage of design.
In the Free State, 10 schools are at different phases of construction and
are planned for completion in December 2014.
In KwaZulu-Natal, 3 schools are at a stage of design and are planned for
completion in July 2015.
In Limpopo, 3 schools are at a stage of procurement of contractors and are
planned for completion in December 2014.
In Mpumalanga, 5 schools are at different phases of construction. They are
planned to be completed in October 2014.
In the Northern Cape and North West, 1 and 2 schools respectively are at a
stage of procurement of contractors and are planned for completion in
December 2014.
14 schools in the Western Cape are at different phases of construction.
The planned completion dates range from March 2014 to March 2015.
2013/14- 150 schools target
In the Eastern Cape 78 schools are at a stage of design.
In the Free State
⢠10 schools are at a stage of procurement of contractors and are planned
for completion in December 2014; and
⢠10 schools are at a stage of planning.
In the Western Cape
⢠7 schools are at different phases of construction. The planned
completion is May 2015.
⢠4 schools are at a stage of procurement of contractors.
The 2014/15 and 2015/16 targets are affected by rationalisation and
mergers. Hence a further report cannot be provided for these years. Further
information is provided under No 2.
(4) (a) (i)The total adjusted budget for the sector in 2012/13 financial
year was R5, 872 billion.
(ii) (aa) A total of R5, 614 billion or 96% was spent as at end of the
financial year.
(bb) The total adjusted budget for 2013/14 is R6, 85 billion and a total of
R5, 520 billion or 80% was spent as at end of January 2014.
(b)The numbers below indicates the total number of additional classrooms
built in the nine provinces funded through the EIG
Number of Classrooms
|Province |2012/13 |Up to end of 3rd |
| | |Quarterof 2013/14 |
|Eastern Cape |555 |261 |
|Free State |253 |35 |
|Gauteng |1118 |314 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |1350 |623 |
|Limpopo |144 |54 |
|Mpumalanga |208 |113 |
|North West |105 |59 |
|Northern Cape |126 |33 |
|Western Cape |340 |269 |
|Total |4199 |1761 |
The table below indicates the number of maintenance projects in the nine
provinces funded through the EIG. These projects are in different stages of
progress, from feasibility, design, tender, construction and handed over.
It should also be indicated that they may be more than one maintenance
project in a school, as part of a particular programme, e.g. Renovation of
ablutions, rehabilitation of water etc.
Maintenance Projects-2012-13 financial year
|Province |No. of projects |
|Eastern Cape |498 |
|Free State |470 |
|Gauteng |647 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |2607 |
|Limpopo |384 |
|Mpumalanga |212 |
|North West |221 |
|Northern Cape |61 |
|Western Cape |91 |
|Total |5549 |
Maintenance projects 2013-14 Third Quarter
|Province |No. of projects |
|Eastern Cape |650 |
|Free State |97 |
|Gauteng |204 |
|KwaZulu-Natal |2331 |
|Limpopo |672 |
|Mpumalanga |78 |
|North West |100 |
|Northern Cape |196 |
|Western Cape |62 |
|Total |5624 |