Public school fees “shock” Education Minister
Athenkosi
Mvane
28 October 2012
Basic
Education Minister Angie Motshekga expressed surprise at discovering how much
school fees will cost at some government schools next year, but is not in a
position to change the status quo.
Motshekga’s
disapproval comes after finding out that some of the schools had chosen to
charge over R30 000 for tuition for the year 2013.
The
Minister blamed the schools of “privatising public education”, making it too
expensive for some parents’ budgets.
A
media survey revealed one of the most expensive schools, from Durban
The
most costly school has not yet been disclosed, as some schools have not examined
theirs.
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