Schools on the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) Initiative list
This dataset contains 3,403 schools that have been on the Sanitation Appropriate For Education (SAFE) initiative in 2025 and 2026. The SAFE initiative was launched by the Department of Basic Education in 2018 to fast-track the eradication of basic pit toilets from South Africa's public schools and identified 3,372 schools in need of sanitation upgrades.
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The data
3,403 rows, 10 columns.
- national_emis Number
- A unique identifier assigned to each school 200100051 – 996606809
- province Category
- South African province name Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Free State, Mpumalanga
- education_district Category
- School education district Chris Hani East, Umlazi, Umzinyathi, King Cetshwayo, Amathole West, Chris Hani West, OR Tambo Inland, Amathole East, Sarah Bartman, OR Tambo Coastal, Alfred Nzo West, Nelson Mandela and 35 more
- school_name Text
- School name
- funding_source Category
- The grant or donor source that financed the sanitation upgrade (construction itself is carried out by an implementing agent). SIBG = School Infrastructure Backlog Grant; EIG = Education Infrastructure Grant; Donors = private donor funding. Donation / SIBG, SIBG, Donation, EIG, Donation / EIG, Donors / SIBG, Donors
- implementing_agent Category
- The organisation responsible for managing the school sanitation upgrades South Korea / TMT, TMT, NECT - Assupol, NECT, EC PED, DBSA, CDC, Sibanye Stillwater, Unilever, Norcros, WRC, uNIQ Benefit Solution / TMT and 6 more
- status Category
- The status of the school’s sanitation facility renovations. All projects were at practical completion stage on 6 July 2026. Practical completion
- longitude Number
- School's geographic longitude coordinate as per Department of Basic Education school masterlist 2025 or 2018 24.54035 – 32.8038
- latitude Number
- The school's geographic longitude coordinate -33.90352 – -22.42903291
- notes Category
- In 2018 DBE masterlist but not in 2025 one, Not in DBE's Aug2026 SAFE list, In 2018 DBE masterlist but not in 2025 one. Also not in DBE's Aug2026 SAFE list, Phakade primary is in kzn and has a different emis, Not in DBE 2018 or 2025 masterlists, Not on DBE masterlist under this EMIS number but there is one with the EMIS 500308506 in Harry Gwala DM., Not in the DBE's Aug2026 SAFE list, In 2018 DBE masterlist but not in 2025 one. Also not in DBE's Aug2026 SAFE list., Not in DBE 2018 or 2025 masterlists. Also not in DBE's Aug2026 SAFE list, In 2018 masterlist but not in 2025 masterlist. Also school with this EMIS number was called Kgatla Primary in 2018 not Didi. This school is in Limpopo not the Eastern Cape, In 2018 masterlist but not in the 2025 one, In 2018 masterlist but not in 2025 one
First rows
| national_emis | province | education_district | school_name | funding_source | implementing_agent | status | longitude | latitude | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200600500 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani East | Mnxe Junior Secondary | Donation / SIBG | South Korea / TMT | Practical completion | 27.6248 | -31.5622 | |
| 500130314 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umlazi | Emadundube Primary | SIBG | TMT | Practical completion | 30.7733 | -29.9504 | |
| 500156621 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Hlazakazi Primary | Donation | NECT - Assupol | Practical completion | 30.7091 | -28.3964 | |
| 500252599 | KwaZulu-Natal | Umzinyathi | Qedusizi Primary | Donation | NECT - Assupol | Practical completion | 30.6599 | -28.185 | |
| 500311762 | KwaZulu-Natal | King Cetshwayo | Izule Primary | Donation | NECT - Assupol | Practical completion | 31.3645 | -29.0647 | |
| 200100051 | Eastern Cape | Amathole West | Newtown High | SIBG | TMT | Practical completion | 26.618377 | -32.775791 | |
| 200600004 | Eastern Cape | Chris Hani West | Abambo Agricultural High | SIBG | NECT | Practical completion | 26.68557 | -32.11115 | |
| 200400002 | Eastern Cape | OR Tambo Inland | Albert Ludidi Primary | SIBG | NECT | Practical completion | 28.78891 | -31.02958 | |
| 200300006 | Eastern Cape | Amathole East | Anta Junior Primary | SIBG | NECT | Practical completion | 28.32171 | -32.36663 | |
| 200100240 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Bartman | Gcinubuzwe Combined | SIBG | TMT | Practical completion | 24.68422 | -32.94053 | |
| 200200032 | Eastern Cape | Amathole West | Balura Primary | SIBG | NECT | Practical completion | 26.75807 | -32.88149 | |
| 200100377 | Eastern Cape | Sarah Bartman | Khayakhulu Primary | SIBG | TMT | Practical completion | 25.97446 | -33.44463 |
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