The Education Minister says a survey found 1,096 schools damaged by flooding across 34 provinces, both state and private. Schools can apply for central repair funds. About 23 million baht has already been approved for roughly 200 education areas, but the minister says it is not enough, so a bigger budget request is being prepared. No total damage figure yet. For builders, repair contractors and suppliers in the flood provinces, school repair work may come up over the closure period, but the budget is not yet approved.