95% of school inspections overdue - dept

The structural integrity of Gauteng school buildings is not fully known to the provincial government due to the slow pace of inspections.

- Jarryd Westerdale

Schools are required to have condition assessments every five years, but a report from the Gauteng department of infrastructure development shows just under 95% of schools missed that mark.

The Gauteng department of education is responsible for the safety response and implementing repair projects.

Gauteng has 2 061 public schools, but the department of infrastructure confirmed that 1 956 have not received condition assessments in the last five years.

Of the 105 assessed in that period, more than half were identified as needing some form of structural intervention.