3.8 As the schools have robust maintenance and facilities management regimes, the PPP model sought to offer opportunities to reduce school Principals' responsibilities for managing school buildings, allowing them instead to concentrate on their core educational and school management functions.
3.9 Following the interviews with Principals, it was evidenced that the Pilot PPP School Principal spends less time managing school buildings, compared to the Principal in charge of a Conventional School. Pilot PPP Schools reported little to no admin time (fewer than 5%) on facilities management, whereas Conventional Schools' time resource was more widely utilised (between 10 and 50%, depending on school).
3.10 It is important to note that the complexities and long-term nature of the PPP contracts mean that the NDFA and DoE must allocate a level of resources to the ongoing management of Pilot PPP Schools Bundle that does not apply to Conventional Schools. Therefore, while the time of the Principal is freed up in the Pilot PPP Schools, the DoE utilises more staff per PPP School than per Conventional School.