By; Ben Musanje
Government through the Ministry of Education and Sports has set new rules that will see schools cut on the costs demanded from parents.
According to the statement from the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports Alex Kakooza, the rules and regulations are aimed at enabling Ugandans access basic primary and secondary education.
The previous charges, according to Kakooka, have compromised government objective of providing affordable education for all and increasing equitable access to primary and post primary education.
The statement shows that one of the major developments, government has “strictly prohibited other cash and non-cash requirements outside the approved school fees.”
Kakooza informs head teachers, school management committee of primary schools and board of governor of secondary schools to avoid demanding all non-cash items from parents but to be catered for in the school budget.
For the year 2018, according to the statement, “no school, Private or Government, shall increase school fees for whatever reason without written authorization from the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports and/or Chief Administrative Officer/Town clerk as the case may be.”
Schools implementing Universal Primary Education (UPE), Universal Secondary Education (USE) and Universal Post “O” Level Education and Training (UPOLET) shall strictly adhere to the policy implementation guidelines.
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