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Title: An investigation of the condition of maintenance of facilities at public primary and high schools in Alfred Nzo East District, Eastern Cape Province South Africa : a literature review
Authors: Nqakaza, Bavuyise G. 
Chikafalimani, Samuel Herald Peter 
Keywords: Condition of facilities maintenance;Public primary and high Schools;Learners and educators;South Africa
Issue Date: 10-Aug-2023
Source: Nqakaza, B. and Chikafalimani, S.H.P. 2023. An investigation of the condition of maintenance of facilities at public primary and high schools in Alfred Nzo East District, Eastern Cape Province South Africa: a literature review. The Seybold Report, 18(7).
Journal: The Seybold Report; Vol. 18, Issue 07
Abstract: 
This paper reviews literature on the condition of maintenance of facilities at public primary and high schools
(PPHS) at Alfred Nzo East District (ANED) in the Eastern Cape Province (ECP) in South Africa. Scoping review
of accessible literature was the research approach used to collect data for the paper. Results of the study identified:
overcrowding of facilities, poor design and planning of facilities, lack of facilities maintenance knowledge and
skills of school governing bodies (SGBs), and lack of funding for facilities maintenance as main causes of the
poor maintenance condition of facilities at PPHS in South Africa. It was revealed through the study also that poor
maintenance of facilities at PPHS caused: poor learning and teaching environment; poor performance of learners
and educators; scarcity of educators; and security, safety and health concerns at PPHS. Furthermore, the study
identified: prioritization and provision of government funding for extension and construction of new school
facilities, inclusion of well qualified facility managers and users at facility planning stage, and provision of
facilities training to SGBs as main interventions that can be implemented to improve the condition of maintenance
of facilities at PPHS in South Africa. Findings of this study will contribute towards the improvement of the
condition of maintenance of facilities at PPHS, support high quality education delivery, reduce unemployment
and poverty, and accelerate economic development at ANED and in other parts of South Africa in the future
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10321/4959
ISSN: 1533-9211
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8241061
Appears in Collections:Research Publications (Engineering and Built Environment)

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