Seychelles Damage, Loss, and Needs Assessment (DaLA ... - GFDRR

CHAPTER 2 Economic and Sector Impacts and Needs
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Table 2.20 Number of Schools and Students in the Seychelles, 2012
Number of schools
Number of students
Schools
Public Private Total Public Private Total
Crèche 24 4 28 2,523 335 2,858
Primary 24 4 28 7,832 869 8,701
Secondary 10 3 13 6,587 536 7,123
Postsecondary 8 0 8 2,196 0 2,196
Total 66 11 77 19,138 1740 20,878
Source: Ministry of Education, February 2013.
Table 2.21 Damage and Loss Estimates for the Education Sector
Type of school Damages Losses Total damage and losses
Crèche Primary Secondary in SR in SR in SR in US$
Pointe Larue 1 1 1 1,970,000 380,000 2,350,000 188,000
Anse Aux Pins 1 575,000 90,000 665,000 53,200
Aux Cap 1 190,000 190,000 15,200
Total 1 3 1 2,545,000 660,000 3,205,000 256,400
Source: Ministry of Education, February 2013.
Impact of the Floods
Seven schools in three districts (Anse Aux Pin, Aux
Cap, and Pointe Larue), with over 2000 students,
were affected by the flood. Damage was mainly to science
equipment, furniture, and gutters, blocking of
the sewage system, piping system, septic tanks, and
boundary walls. Most of the school walls needed to
be repainted. The total damages amounted to SR 3.2
million (US$256,400) for five schools (table 2.21). Detailed
calculation can be found in appendix 5.
Proposed Recovery Plan
Short Term
Schools and surrounding areas were cleaned and fumigated
to enable students to return to class. Items
damaged by the flood still need to be replaced. The total
estimate of short-term costs as a result of the flood
is approximately SR 2,545,000. The other SR 660,000
was for the cleaning and fumigation.
Medium and Long Term
In the effort to minimize and prevent future disasters
in the affected areas and other areas, it is estimated
that the medium- and long-term costs for the education
sector will be SR 90 million (approximately US$7.2
million) (table 2.22).
This figure includes the construction of three sewage
treatment plants (Anse Aux Pins, La Digue, and Anse
Royale), with an estimated market price of approximately
SR 1,500,000 per facility; improvement of the
drainage and construction of a retaining wall at Pointe
Larue, with an estimated market cost of SR 4,500,000;
and improvement of the drainage of a swamp at Anse
Boileau, estimated at a market cost of SR 2,500,000.
This part is not included in the transport section.
The relocation of Point Larue School will cost SR 74.8
million (nearly US$6million). The relocation is necessary
because the current school site is low-lying and prone
to flooding. The option to demolish the current school,
recompact the ground, and reconstruct the school is
considered too expensive (table 2.23).