The Kaduna State has warned private schools owners in the state against increasing their school fees without getting an approval from the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA)

 

 

 

 

In a letter addressed to all private school proprietors in the state, the Director, Private Schools Department (PSD) Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA), Mercy Kude, said that all private Schools’ proprietors/proprietresses are enjoined to strictly abide by the extant regulatory requirements on upward review of fees, especially at a time when the State Government is reducing school fees in state-owned institutions of learning.

 

 

 

 

 

The letter mentioned that it is the responsibility of all proprietors/proprietresses to keep abreast of the government’s regulations in the education sector, which are inherently dynamic.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the procedure guiding increase of school fees is based on the following conditions/requirements:

 

@• Normally, previous increment must have lasted at least 3 years.

 

@ Agreement for increment must come from the school’s PTA meeting with an acceptable quorum.

 

® Express approval of the Director-General, KSSQAA is required, following an application letter

 

requesting for permission to increase school fees by specified amount(s).

 

@ Typed minutes of the PTA meeting(s) and handwritten attendance sheet(s) must be attached to the

 

application.

 

® Reason(s) for the increase of school fees must be stated in the application letter.

 

® Current enrollment strength per level (for each of: Pre-Basic, Lower/Middle Basic, Upper Basic and/or

 

Post- Basic School) must be indicated in the letter.

 

@ Both new and old school fees for all levels must be indicated on the letter of application.”

 

As schools across the country resumed for academic session yesterday, September 8, many parents had to deal with the challenge of increased school fees.