a) Coordination and liaison between officials at Provincial Departments of Basic Education and Public Works or implementing agents was insufficient to ensure that schools or sections of schools were used optimally at the time of commissioning. In the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, North West and Western Cape, insufficient synchronisation between the times of commissioning, the appointment of staff, the availability of certain equipment and furniture to support effective teaching and learning processes led to schools not being used optimally. The following serve as examples: