FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

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FREE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONINFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN

• SELECT COMMITTEE EDUCATION AND RECREATION.
• 23 FEBRUARY 2005
• CAPE TOWN

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MAIN ELEMENTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

• 1. Construction of new schools
• 2. Eliminate unsafe/unacceptable
• structures
• 3. Provisioning of additional facilities
• address overcrowding
• Promote full school effectiveness
• 4. Alternative solutions
• Learner transport
• Hostel accommodation farm school learners
• Merging/Reorganization of schools.
• Mobile classrooms on farms

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MAIN ELEMENTScont.

• 4. Alternative solutions. Cont.
• optimal utilization of empty
  classrooms.
• 5. Provisioning of basic services
• Water
• Sanitation
• Electricity

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MAIN ELEMENTScont.

• 6. Maintenance of schools
• addressing backlogs
• strategy to deal with major/minor renovations
• asset register on conditions of all school
  facilities
• 7. Letsema
• 8. Facilitate signing of agreements
  with farmers
• 9. Standard plans for school buildings

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FOCUS OF PRESENTATION

• New schools
• Departmental budget
• PPP
• 2. Provisioning of basic services
• Water
• Sanitation
• Electricity

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NEW SCHOOLS

• 1. Migration patterns.
• Between towns
• Within towns
• 2. Platoon condition
• 3. Unacceptable structures in urban areas

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NEW SCHOOLS
DISTRICT New schools to eliminate platooning schools Other new schools Total Total estimated cost R000

Lejweleputsa 6 7 13 273,000
Northern Free State 8 2 10 210,000
Motheo 1 11 12 252,000
Thabo Mofutsanyana 6 4 10 210,000
Xhariep 0 1 1 21,000

TOTAL 21 25 46 714,000
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NEW SCHOOLS cont.
Number of schools Total estimated cost R 000
Total estimated cost R 000
Total backlog 46 R714,000
Schools to be built until 2009/10 27 R373,376
PPP intervention 13

Remaining schools 6
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NEW SCHOOL cont. (PPP Intervention programme)
YEAR ACTIVITY BUDGET R000
2004/05 Finalise contracts and develop feasibility study R553
2005/6 Feasibility study and preparations of procurement processes R1 000
2005/6 Finalise agreements with Private Party R1 000
2006/7 Commence construction of 13 schools R1 400
2007/8 Complete construction of schools 13 R40 000
2007/8 Commence unitary payments R80 000
TOTAL BUDGET TOTAL BUDGET 122 900
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NEW SCHOOLS COMMENTS

• 1. Exploration of alternative solutions for use
  of existing infrastracture may reduce number of
  46 schools needed.
• Backlog to be eliminated by 2008/9
• PPP intervention to address 13 platoon schools
  2007/8

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BASIC SERVICES BACKLOGS PER DISTRICT
DISTRICTS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS SCHOOLS
DISTRICTS Water Sanitation Electricity Total
Lejweleputswa 8 16 7 31
Northern FS 32 13 16 61
Motheo 10 11 5 26
Thabo Mofutsanyana 73 28 23 124
Xhariep 10 6 7 23
TOTAL 133 74 58 265
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BASIC SERVICES - WATER
Number of schools Number of schools

Total backlog October 2004 534
Less Non viable farm schools 204
330
Less No signed agreements 104
226
Less Water provided during 2004/05
FSDoE 20
DWAF 53
Rand Water 20 93
Remaining schools to be provided with water Remaining schools to be provided with water 133
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BASIC SERVICES - SANITATION
Number of schools Number of schools

Total backlog October 2004 294
Less Non-viable farm schools 43
251
Less Sanitation provided during 2004/05
Departmentally 30
Nketoane Local Municipality 47
Local Government and Housing 100 177
Remaining number of schools to be provided with sanitation Remaining number of schools to be provided with sanitation 74
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BASIC SERVICES - ELECTRICITY
Number of schools Number of schools

Total backlog October 2004 588
Less Non viable schools 270
318
Less No signed agreements 154
164
Less Electricity provided during 2004/05 Eskom 44 44
Remaining schools without electricity Remaining schools without electricity 120
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BASIC SERVICES COMMENTS

• 1. Continuation of partnership with other
  government departments and other organizations
  will ensure speedy elimination of backlogs

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