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DBE support and oversight/technical support to provinces (including ASIDI and SAFE where projects are implemented directly)
The DBE supports provinces by setting norms and standards, providing oversight and technical support, driving sector measures to improve infrastructure planning, delivery, maintenance and monitoring, and in some cases implementing projects directly through ASIDI and SAFE.
- Who it is for
- provinces responsible for implementation on the ground
- How to act on it
- The DBE provides oversight and technical support and, in some cases, implements projects directly through ASIDI and SAFE.
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It supports provinces by setting norms and standards, providing oversight and technical support, driving sector measures to improve infrastructure planning, delivery, maintenance and monitoring, and in some cases implementing projects directly through national programmes such as ASIDI and SAFE.
Budget Facility for Infrastructure support to secure additional funding
The DBE works with provinces on infrastructure plans and supports efforts to secure additional funding, including through the Budget Facility for Infrastructure.
- Who it is for
- provinces working on infrastructure plans seeking additional funding
- How to act on it
- Provinces work with the DBE on infrastructure plans; the DBE supports efforts to secure additional funding, including through the Budget Facility for Infrastructure.
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The DBE also works with provinces on infrastructure plans, supports efforts to secure additional funding, including through the Budget Facility for Infrastructure,
Tracking progress against Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure
The DBE tracks progress against the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure as a mechanism to measure performance and whether infrastructure conditions are improving.
- Who it is for
- the DBE and provinces responsible for public school infrastructure planning and delivery
- How to act on it
- Progress is tracked against the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure.
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tracking progress against the Norms and Standards for Public School Infrastructure
Education Infrastructure Grant framework monitoring of expenditure and delivery
The DBE monitors expenditure and delivery through the Education Infrastructure Grant framework as part of measuring performance against infrastructure needs and delivery progress.
- Who it is for
- the DBE and provinces involved in infrastructure delivery supported through the Education Infrastructure Grant framework
- How to act on it
- Infrastructure delivery and expenditure are monitored through the Education Infrastructure Grant framework.
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monitoring expenditure and delivery through the Education Infrastructure Grant framework
Use of Education Facilities Management System (EFMS) for capturing infrastructure condition assessments and backlogs
Provinces capture condition assessment information in the Education Facilities Management System, which is used to inform planning and quantify infrastructure backlogs such as classrooms requiring repair, replacement, upgrading or additional construction.
- Who it is for
- provinces and the education infrastructure planning and monitoring system across the sector
- How to act on it
- Provincial custodians conduct condition assessments and capture the information in the Education Facilities Management System to inform planning and quantify backlogs.
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Provinces conduct condition assessments at different intervals, and that information is captured in the Education Facilities Management System to inform planning and quantify infrastructure backlogs, including classrooms requiring repair, replacement, upgrading or additional construction.
Facts
Reference
S NW810
Key Takeaways
- NW810
- ASIDI
- SAFE
- basic
- education
- minister
Dates
Opening Date
19 March 2026