Boarding House
BOARDING HOUSE DESIGN
A house with five or more sleeping rooms where boarders are provided with lodging, and meals for a fixed sum paid by the month, or week, in accordance with previous arrangement.
Infrastructure guidelines for boarding facilities
These guidelines refer to the provision of the necessary spaces, facilities and equipment required to make the environment conducive to learning. These guidelines are described in four perspectives, namely planning guidelines, architectural requirements, equipment requirements and design guidelines.
Planning Guidelines
- Planning guidelines identify key elements that should be taken into consideration in the provision of infrastructure for boarding facilities. They are:
Classification and capacity of boarding facilities: Prototypes
Classification ranges from primary, secondary and any combination that have an impact on the provision of facilities and the determination of guidelines/requirements. In addressing these for the purpose of equitable provisioning, boarding facilities will be classified as primary and secondary school boarding facilities. This is consistent with the classification of schools as described in the Guidelines for Planning for Public School Infrastructure.
A primary school boarding facility will accommodate learners from Grade R to 7, from a minimum of 60 to a maximum of 100 learners.
Secondary school boarding facility will accommodate learners from Grades 8 to 12, from a minimum of 60 to a maximum of 300 learners.
Average space per learner in a bedroom/dormitory refers to square meters that each learner will occupy in a bedroom or dormitory. The space per learner in a bedroom will range from a minimum of 3.5m2 to a maximum of 6m2.
Size of the site of a boarding facility: The minimum site size will be four hectares for secondary schools’ boarding facilities, excluding sporting fields.
Location of the site of a boarding facility: Where possible, boarding facilities should be
A house with five or more sleeping rooms where boarders are provided with lodging, and meals for a fixed sum paid by the month, or week, in accordance with previous arrangement.
Infrastructure guidelines for boarding facilities
These guidelines refer to the provision of the necessary spaces, facilities and equipment required to make the environment conducive to learning. These guidelines are described in four perspectives, namely planning guidelines, architectural requirements, equipment requirements and design guidelines.
Planning Guidelines
- Planning guidelines identify key elements that should be taken into consideration in the provision of infrastructure for boarding facilities. They are:
Classification and capacity of boarding facilities: Prototypes
Classification ranges from primary, secondary and any combination that have an impact on the provision of facilities and the determination of guidelines/requirements. In addressing these for the purpose of equitable provisioning, boarding facilities will be classified as primary and secondary school boarding facilities. This is consistent with the classification of schools as described in the Guidelines for Planning for Public School Infrastructure.
A primary school boarding facility will accommodate learners from Grade R to 7, from a minimum of 60 to a maximum of 100 learners.
Secondary school boarding facility will accommodate learners from Grades 8 to 12, from a minimum of 60 to a maximum of 300 learners.
Average space per learner in a bedroom/dormitory refers to square meters that each learner will occupy in a bedroom or dormitory. The space per learner in a bedroom will range from a minimum of 3.5m2 to a maximum of 6m2.
Size of the site of a boarding facility: The minimum site size will be four hectares for secondary schools’ boarding facilities, excluding sporting fields.
Location of the site of a boarding facility: Where possible, boarding facilities should be