4. The National Department had developed a programme to eradicate mud schools. The programme started in the Eastern Cape and would be rolled over to the KwaZulu-Natal Province. Provinces had been requested to identify schools that would benefit from this programme. The Circuit Office acknowledged that the information had been forwarded to the schools. There was a list that had been compiled for the schools that had been prioritised. The challenge was that Provinces sometimes often delayed to confirm receipt of storm damage reports.