UNICEF HPT 48 m² Double-Classroom Tent
The middle size in the UNICEF HPT family — 48 m² to hold a double-classroom rotation (morning and afternoon shifts), or a single larger child-friendly-space programme running multiple activity stations. Twin-pole frame option for clearer interior. Manufactured at BNC Karachi to the UNICEF Innovation specification.
Double classroom · large CFS · post-distribution centre · field office
48 m² HPT on the procurement sheet.
The 48 m² footprint doubles the 24 m² unit and is the most common size for country-office orders that intend to run a two-shift schooling rotation — morning class for the youngest children, afternoon class for older ones. Same canvas weight and treatment as the 24 m², stronger frame and reinforced ridge to handle the larger span.
- Floor area
- 48 m² (~6 m × 8 m)
- Capacity
- 60–70 children, twin-row classroom; or 40 CFS participants
- Standing height
- Full standing through majority, ~2.5 m at ridge
- Frame
- Reinforced ridge with cross-brace; twin-pole option for clear interior
- Canvas
- Heavy-duty cotton, FR-treated
- Ventilation
- Mosquito-mesh windows + door, configurable vent panels
- Ground cloth
- Optional waterproof PVC
- Retrofit
- Chalkboards × 2, storage cabinets, teacher area
- Lead time
- 28–42 days FOB Karachi
Why 48 m² is the country-office workhorse.
Country-office procurement teams move past the 24 m² as soon as they are sure the response will not be short. A 48 m² unit accommodates the realistic schooling pattern in protracted-displacement settings: a morning shift, a short break, and an afternoon shift, with shared chalkboards and storage. The cost-per-child-place is lower than the 24 m² when utilization runs above 50% — which it does in any response lasting more than three months.
Frame strength is the spec line that differentiates the 48 m² from a pair of 24 m² tents. Doubling the footprint roughly doubles wind-load and triples ridge-load; BNC's 48 m² uses reinforced ridge tubing, cross-brace at mid-span, and heavier corner uprights. The optional twin-pole configuration trades a slightly more complex pitch for a clear interior (no centre pole obstructing the teacher's line of sight).
For CFS programming the 48 m² is the smallest size that comfortably runs three to four simultaneous activity stations with a quiet corner — the configuration most CFS facilitators prefer. Below this size, stations crowd and noise carries.
Where 48 m² classroom tents have gone into the field.
Pakistan flood education cluster · 2010 + 2022
Two-shift classroom tents for the post-flood education-continuity programmes in Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, run by UNICEF Pakistan and partner INGOs.
Türkiye-Syria earthquake CFS · 2023
Large child-friendly-space tents deployed across Hatay and Kahramanmaraş provinces during the earthquake response, run by Kızılay and IFRC partners.
Quote on HPT 48 m² — same Karachi business day.
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