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Overview

The project aims to improve existing school infrastructure, especially in poor areas, in such a way as to maximize the accessibility and effectiveness of education being delivered.

Research indicates that there is a direct relationship between school infrastructure and educational performance, and that investments in upgrading and improving school infrastructure contribute to improve the quality of education and the economic performance of countries. When your environment is good, you get the energy and interest to help you learn and perform better. Improvement of infrastructure of schools is as closely related to learning as other educational inputs including home environment, motivation, good teachers, libraries, or technologies.

Status	Ongoing
Estimated end date	February 2030
Geographic coverage	National Level
Focus area	Child Development Child Equality Education
United Nations SDG’s Impacted
Related Ministry	Ministry of Women and Child Development Department of School Education and Literacy Ministry of Human Resource and Development (Centre and State)

Characteristics that increase the chances of students and teachers attending school and, in the case of teachers, staying in their profession:

Schools that are maintained in good physical condition and built to withstand natural disasters
Provision of and access to basic services, such as water, sanitation, waste disposal, electricity, and communications
Good indoor environmental quality, especially in relation to air quality and dampness
Opportunities for outside play

Source: Study-The impact of school Infrastructure on Learning, World bank group (page no. 20) https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED604388.pdf

Objectives

To improve academic performance, increase enrolment, and reduce health problemsof students in schools
To improve students attention and retention in class
To reduce number of teachers leaving their teaching jobs
To reduce inequality among children
To provide under-privileged children with school facilities at par with schools in rich urban areas by upgrading their infrastructure in health & safety (damp or leaking roofs etc), sanitation & hygiene, drinking water, ventilation, library and computer rooms, electrical wiring, window glass repair, clean bathrooms, lighting and other problems for which, if not solved, students, teachers, and staff pay the price for in the form of lower educational achievement, lost income, and health problem

Classroom features that increase students’ ability to learn:

Design Principal	Design Parameter	Classroom Feature
Naturalness	Light	Abundant daylight, good quality electric lighting
	Temperature	Ability to avoid heat from the sun
	Air Quality	Big window opening sizes, good ventilation, larger classrooms to dissipate poor air
	Acoustics	Absence of adjacent external sources of noise
	Links to Nature	Views outside, and access to and use of outdoor learning spaces
Individualisation	Ownership	Good quality chairs and desks to foster a sense of ownership among students
	Flexibility	Varied layout for younger children, larger areas for older children, wide corridors, big wall area for display
Simulation	Visual Complexity	Visual variety in room layout, ceiling, displays to create interest but with a degree of order
	Colour	Light walls but with a feature wall in brighter colour, bright colour on furniture and in displays

Highlights

Most schools in poor condition are located in the poorest areas in both urban and rural areas.
Students from poor areas, as a general rule, perform less well than students from more affluent areas
When poor students attend school in a building that does not meet even basic safety and health standards, never mind the factors that have been proven to improve students’ academic performance, then they are doubly disadvantaged
Failure to make improvements to demonstrably old school infrastructure can give its students the message that the system values them less than it does their counterparts in better schools
If school buildings are decaying for lack of maintenance, it hinders both teaching and learning, making it harder to produce the level of academic results that are possible in a safe, upgraded and healthy School

Impact

The Sustainable Development Goals of United Nations require countries to “build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive, and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive, and effective learning environments for all.”

Pleasantly renovated, functioning school building
Access to clean drinking water; secure, functioning, hygienic, separate toilets for girls and boys
Informative positive messaging throughout the school for overall shaping of child’s personality
Heightened boundary walls to keep children secure within the learning environment
Covered classrooms, non-dirt floors, electricity, blackboards, furniture, well stacked school library, computer room with latest computer equipment and software
Awareness of government initiatives on literacy, skill development, career guidance
Awareness towards environment by planting trees, putting dustbins, rainwater harvesting, solar power

Improve School Infrastructure to Improve Education

The approach of renovating and upgrading school infrastructure is a trait of a
Progressive Nation

Overview

Objectives

Highlights

Impact

Improve School Infrastructure to Improve Education

The approach of renovating and upgrading school infrastructure is a trait of a Progressive Nation

Overview

Objectives

Highlights

Impact

The approach of renovating and upgrading school infrastructure is a trait of a
Progressive Nation