ELECTRICITY DEBT OWED BY SCHOOLS IN GAUTENG
BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE_EDITOR
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) wishes to clarify matters relating to electricity debt owed by some public schools to municipalities, which led to service interruptions.
The Department wishes to refute assertions that we gave some schools the burden of arrear accounts. We can confirm that schools were allocated funds in November 2025 specifically for them to settle their municipal obligations, including electricity accounts.
The Department had also previously communicated with School Governing Bodies (SGBs) on the decentralisation of the payment of municipal accounts, and their responsibility to ensure the relevant allocations were accordingly utilised to settle their municipal accounts and pay their monthly electricity consumption.
It is therefore quite concerning that some schools are not paying their municipal accounts despite having received the necessary allocations and being aware of their responsibilities to pay their accounts.
In Eldorado Park, for example, the Department had allocated the following funds in November 2025 to the mentioned schools for the purpose of paying their municipal accounts: Kliptown Primary: R 233 167 Heerengracht Primary: R 358 739 Eldorado Park Secondary: R 523 503 Eldomaine High School: R 512 306
We urge all affected schools to engage municipalities where applicable, in order to negotiate payment arrangements and work towards settling outstanding debt.
The Department is currently facilitating processes for schools to receive the 2026/27 financial year allocations, which schools are expected to receive on or before 15 May 2026.
These allocations will assist schools in meeting their operational commitments, including municipal services. In the meantime, the Gauteng Department of Education will continue to engage municipalities not to cut their services, particularly as the interruption of electricity supply may negatively affect teaching and learning.
“We wish to reiterate that we are engaging with all municipalities as this challenge is notably experienced across the province.
These engagements will assist schools in ensuring they consistently pay their accounts and that their payments and accounts remain accurate at all times. Going forward, schools must also ensure that they use the allocations they receive strictly for its intended purposes,” said Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane.
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