Dar es Salaam – To make education affordable the government in Tanzania has ordered for cut in the tuition fees. The move is a part of a review of education by education ministry.
The government has put ban on contributions demanded from parents by state schools. From January 2016 the annual fees will also be removed at secondary schools.
Currently $19 is charged annually as school fees but state schools demand for about $100 a year and this many times goes unaffordable.
According to a BBC report, parents in Dar es Salaam opt to send their children to private schools rather paying $100 to the state schools if they can afford as the education level is high there and chances of passing their exams are more.
Meanwhile, the new President John Magufuli has vowed to overhaul the education sector in the country as the education levels and other standards are low compared to private schools. The policies will not be limited to the state schools. The private schools too will be under the new guidelines. It is also learned the private institutions even charge for such services from parents what they do not deliver.
According to Education Commissioner Eustela Bhalausesa, all the private schools are required to submit their intended fees to them for the next year and an assigned board will be reviewing it.
It is said the ban on contributions at state schools will be a good relief to parents and better to those who are unable to afford expensive education.
