Public schools reliant on basic pit toilets in South Africa

CreatedMarch 31, 2025
CreditParliamentary Monitoring Group: Question NW371 to the Minister of Basic Education, Annexure A
CategoryEducation
DescriptionThis is a list of 171 schools that are part of the South African government's Sanitation Appropriate For Education (SAFE) initiative, launched in 2018 to fast track the eradication of basic pit toilets from South Africa's public schools. The data was included in a response to a parliamentary question (Question NW371) by the minister of basic education in February 2025, available from the Parliamentary Monitoring Group website.
Data rows171
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Funding
Province
School Name
GIS_Latitude
GIS_Longitude
National Emis
Current Status
Municipalities
Estimated Cost to Complete in ZAR
Number of basic pit toilets that remain
Data
FundingProvinceSchool NameGIS_LatitudeGIS_LongitudeNational EmisCurrent StatusMunicipalitiesEstimated Cost to Complete in ZARNumber of basic pit toilets that remain
DonorsECCHIEF MALEFANE PS-31.9760726.53019200600101Planning & DesignENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY8
DonorsECELUTHUTHU PS-31.551326.55573200600168Planning & DesignENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY8
EIGKZNBhekamakhosi Primary School-28.379431.2433500108225Planning & DesignUlundi8
SIBGECMZIKAYISE DALASILE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL-31.6490528.24723200400693ConstructionENGCOBO LOCAL MUNICIPALITY290637.618
SIBGECENYANISWENI JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL-31.9824127.05381200600182ConstructionENOCH MGIJIMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY7160857.028
SIBGECLUKHANYISO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL-32.2050127.94668200300240ConstructionMNQUMA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY1565083.278
SIBGECNOTHENGA PRIMARY SCHOOL-32.7036127.39788200200638ConstructionAMAHLATHI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY1364587.168
SIBGECMDENI PRIMARY SCHOOL-32.7209926.6266200100505ConstructionRAYMOND MHLABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY737026.088
SIBGECDIKENI JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL-32.7723226.80384200200118ConstructionRAYMOND MHLABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY503323.098
SIBGECNTULIKAZI PRIMARY SCHOOL-32.697626.85697200200659ConstructionRAYMOND MHLABA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY131889.788