The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Elementary and Secondary Education Department has identified 4,049 government schools that need immediate reconstruction or rehabilitation to ensure the safety of students and teachers.
The department estimates that repairing and rebuilding the affected boys’ and girls’ schools will cost Rs. 16.2 billion. The work covers 8,088 classrooms, 2,949 group toilets and 48 examination halls.
District and tehsil education offices conducted the survey after a private school building collapsed in Peshawar’s Dir Colony, killing 31 students and a female teacher.
The government has also directed the Elementary and Secondary Education Authority (ESEA) to inspect private school buildings across the province.
An education department official said the authority had inspected more than 6,000 of the 12,493 private schools registered with the Private Schools Regulatory Authority. He said the inspections would take another week to complete.
According to the survey, Swat has 488 government schools in poor condition. Repairs to 518 classrooms, 301 washrooms and five examination halls will cost an estimated Rs. 1 billion.
Mardan has 350 affected school buildings, with 728 classrooms and 272 washrooms requiring rehabilitation at an estimated cost of Rs. 1 billion.
In Haripur, 332 schools need rehabilitation, including 130 girls’ schools and 202 boys’ schools. The work covers 811 classrooms, 336 washrooms and five examination halls, with an estimated cost of Rs. 1 billion.
Lower Dir has 271 affected government schools, where repairs to 689 classrooms, 128 washrooms and one examination hall will require Rs. 1.48 billion.
Abbottabad needs Rs1.098 billion to rehabilitate 245 schools, including 130 girls’ schools and 115 boys’ schools.
In Charsadda, 174 schools require repairs to 430 classrooms and 23 group toilets at an estimated cost of Rs874.7 million. Kohat has 168 affected schools, with rehabilitation of 522 classrooms and 24 washrooms expected to cost Rs. 1.7 billion.
Malakand needs Rs. 690 million to repair 368 classrooms and 80 washrooms across 162 schools. In Upper Dir, repairs to 249 classrooms and 52 washrooms across 161 schools, including 71 girls’ schools and 90 boys’ schools, will cost Rs. 368 million.
Karak has 132 affected schools, where 327 classrooms and 83 washrooms require rehabilitation at an estimated cost of Rs. 727 million.
In Hangu, 116 schools need repairs, including 92 boys’ schools and 24 girls’ schools. Rehabilitation of 468 classrooms, 10 washrooms and two examination halls will cost Rs. 438 million.
Buner has 71 affected schools, comprising 47 boys’ schools and 24 girls’ schools. Repairs to 285 classrooms and 75 group toilets will require Rs. 386 million.
In Battagram, 59 schools are in poor condition, including 56 boys’ schools and three girls’ schools. Reconstruction of 53 classrooms, 29 group toilets and one examination hall will cost an estimated Rs. 130 million.
The department also identified 454 schools requiring rehabilitation in Peshawar, 202 in Nowshera, 174 in Mansehra, 160 in Swabi, 110 in Lower Kohistan and 47 in Kolai-Palas.
Another 38 schools require rehabilitation in Upper Chitral and Upper Kohistan, along with 35 in Lower Chitral, 33 in Shangla, and 30 in Torghar.
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