Question NW289 to the Minister of Basic Education
16 March 2017 - NW289
Bara, Mr M R to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(a) When was the school fees concession table (details furnished) last amended, (b) when will it be amended in order to cater for salary increases and (c) why is it not adjusted on an annual basis?
Reply:
The table which was attached is an adaptation of the fee exemption table contained in the Regulations relating to the exemption of parents from payment of school fees in public schools (2006), and was produced by a specific school to assist its parents who apply for fee exemption. The school should update the table annually since it is linked to the level of their school fees which will presumably change each year. The fee exemption table contained in the Regulations relating to the exemption of parents from payment of school fees in public schools (2006) is not linked to a specific level of school fees or salaries and therefore need not be updated annually.