School safety risk audits (1) Whether she has conducted any provincial school safety risk audits in Mpumalanga during 2025; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what (a) School Infrastructure Backlog Grant, (b) Educati

Annual school safety audits (empowered by the National School Safety Framework)

Schools are empowered to conduct annual safety audits, and education districts schedule visits to verify the audits and help schools turn findings into actionable school safety plans.

Who it is for

all schools

How to act on it

Conduct an annual safety audit; then work with the education district’s multi-stakeholder schedule of visits to verify the audit and translate findings into an actionable school safety plan.

Use of provincial infrastructure allocations for security upgrades at schools (EIG, SIBG where applicable, and Provincial Equitable Share)

Provincial infrastructure allocations can be planned, prioritised and implemented by Provincial Education Departments for security upgrades at schools, including LO Moetanalo High School, using the Education Infrastructure Grant (EIG), the School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant (SIBG) where applicable, and the Provincial Equitable Share.

Who it is for

Provincial Education Departments (PEDs) and schools needing security upgrades (including LO Moetanalo High School)

How to act on it

PEDs plan, prioritise and implement security-upgrade work as part of their provincial infrastructure planning and delivery frameworks using the relevant provincial infrastructure allocations.