Directors say school admission fee should be optional
Education directors have called for the N$10 school admission application fee to be made optional, warning that some parents may struggle to afford it.This is despite the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture allowing schools to charge a fee not exceeding N$10 to cover administrative costs. The fee is contained in the […] The post Directors say school admission fee should be optional appeared first on The Namibian .
Education directors have called for the N$10 school admission application fee to be made optional, warning that some parents may struggle to afford it. This is despite the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture allowing schools to charge a fee not exceeding N$10 to cover administrative costs.
The fee is contained in the ministry’s circular for the 2027 school admission, which permits government, private and subsidised schools to charge up to N$10 for admission forms.
“We are aware of the administrative costs and its implications on the school budget and on that basis, schools may charge a small fee not exceeding N$10 to cover administrative costs,” the circular reads.
Kunene education director Sophia Fredericks on Sunday said paying for an admission form should be optional because not all parents can afford it.
“Imagine parents who have more than one child.
