PROVINCE |
PRIMARY SCHOOLS |
HIGH SCHOOLS |
Eastern Cape |
3 083 |
1 854 |
Free State |
581 |
157 |
Gauteng |
586 |
175 |
KwaZulu -Natal |
3 001 |
1 393 |
Limpopo |
2 384 |
1 198 |
Mpumalanga |
1 041 |
344 |
North West |
837 |
276 |
Northern Cape |
244 |
129 |
Western Cape |
257 |
20 |
Total |
12 014 |
5 546 |
b) An estimated amount of R 28 billion is required to build libraries in all schools without libraries. It should however, be noted that some schools use corner libraries, mobile libraries, container libraries and community libraries. The above figures only refer to brick and mortar libraries.