(1) What (a) total number of schools in the Republic still have (i) Pit toilets, (ii) mud structures, (iii) asbestos structures and (iv) asbestos roofs as at 1 February and (b) is the name of (aa) each school (bb) in each province;
(a) (i)
Province |
No. of school with Pit Toilets |
EC |
984 |
FS |
33 |
KZN |
1 495 |
LP |
1 948 |
MP |
551 |
NC |
5 |
NW |
185 |
National |
5 201 |
Note: Most of schools do have other appropriate forms of sanitation, as indicated in the attached list, but the Pits toilets still need to be demolished. Schools that have pit latrines only are part of the SAFE programme to address the demolition of pit latrines
(a) (ii)
Province |
No. of school with Mud Structure |
EC |
506 |
KZN |
110 |
LP |
36 |
MP |
18 |
NC |
3 |
NW |
13 |
National |
686 |
(a) (iii)
Province |
No. of school with Asbestos Structure |
EC |
4 |
KZN |
1 |
MP |
2 |
NC |
25 |
NW |
15 |
National |
47 |
(a) (iv)
Province |
No. of school with Asbestos roofs |
EC |
1 010 |
FS |
6 |
GT |
92 |
KZN |
1 447 |
MP |
26 |
NC |
39 |
NW |
34 |
WC |
31 |
National |
2 685 |
Annexure A: List of school attached. Please note that the DBE has embarked on a process of conducting a condition assessment of all school that will culminate in an up to date information on all schools across the country
(2) by what date does her department envisage to have the use of (a) pit toilets, (b) mud structures, (c) asbestos structures and (d) asbestos roofs eradicated at each specified school in the Republic?
The sector is in the process of reviewing the Regulations relating to Minimum Uniform Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure, which provide for timelines for the eradication of the said backlogs, as the timelines in the current regulations are obsolete. the revised timelines will be provided as soon as the process of revision is concluded.