Total cost to build a school

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These are some of the minimum school construction requirements for commencement of a school in Africa that aims for government registration.

All these amounts are in Australian dollars.

Nursery school

Baby class and top class
or baby and top combined plus P1 and P2 combined.

Able to support up to 120 children.

Drawings/costings $300
2 classrooms $20,000
4 cell latrines/wash areas $3,000
store/office/staff room $10,000
Total$33,300

Nursery school or nursery and lower primary school

Baby, middle and top class
or baby and middle combined and top and P1 combined
or baby and top combined, P1 and P2 combined and P3 and P4 combined.

Able to support up to 180 children.

Drawings/engineering/costings $300
3 classrooms $30,000
6 cell latrines/wash areas $6,000
2 cell teachers latrine $2,000
store/office/staff room/head teacher $12,000
Total$50,300

Nursery and primary school

Combining baby and top, P1 and P2, P3 and P4, P5 and P6, P7 not combined.

Able to support up to 300 children.

Drawings/engineering/costings $300
5 classrooms $50,000
8 cell latrines/wash areas $8,000
4 cell teachers latrine $3,000
store/office/staff room/head teacher $12,000
sick room/library $8,000
3 teachers quarters $18,000
Total$99,300

Nursery and primary school with individual classes

Able to support up to 600 children.

Drawings/engineering/costings $500
10 classrooms $100,000
2 x 6 cell latrines/wash areas $12,000
4 cell teachers latrine $3,000
Store/offices/staff room/library/sick room $20,000
Kitchen with brick stove $3,000
Main hall/dining/church $25,000
Compound walls/gates $10,000
Total$173,500

Please note: These are just some of the combinations that can be built and stages development can occur. Most schools start with young children and build as the first classes grow through the grades. Prices are estimates only as at June 2010.