PESHAWAR: The total of 36,967 classrooms in government schools across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa require reconstruction or repairs, according to education department sources, mentioning the scale of infrastructure needs within the province’s public education system.
The figures show that thousands of classrooms require work ranging from repairs to complete rebuilding. Separately, an education official said construction of 1,000 new classrooms was under way through Parent Teacher Council (PTC) funds.
In this regard, as per the departmental sources, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has 34,784 government schools. Within this network, 19,224 classrooms require reconstruction, while another 17,743 need repairs.
Together, these categories account for 36,967 classrooms described as being in poor condition. The figures refer to individual classrooms rather than the number of school buildings affected.
The distinction is significant because a school may contain several classrooms with different maintenance needs. The supplied information does not identify how many schools accommodate the affected rooms or provide a district-by-district breakdown.
Speaking to Geo News, education department director Jaffar Mansoor said 1,000 new classrooms were being built using PTC funds.
He said the province had more than 34,000 government schools and described the overall number of classrooms as running into hundreds of thousands.
His remarks outlined an ongoing construction effort. However, the information provided did not specify whether the new classrooms would replace existing damaged rooms, expand capacity at existing schools, or serve both purposes.
No completion schedule or overall cost for the construction programme was included in the supplied account.
Separately, the Private Schools Regulatory Authority (PSRA) said 11,542 private schools were registered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The authority said it did not have data on unregistered schools and took action against such institutions when complaints were received.
Consequently, the registration figure represents schools recorded with the regulator; it does not establish the total number of private schools operating throughout the province.
Repair Needs Remain a Major Challenge
The reported figures place classroom reconstruction and maintenance among the substantial tasks facing the provincial education system.
Rebuilding classrooms and repairing existing facilities involve different requirements, making the separate figures relevant to planning and resource allocation.
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While the announced construction provides an indication of current activity, the supplied report does not set out a comprehensive timetable for addressing all 36,967 affected classrooms, leaving the wider rehabilitation programme’s scope and schedule unclear.
