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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Sudan<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan has issued an order regulating fees charged by private schools. According to the country\u2019s education ministry, schools will not charge more than 80,000 South Sudanese Pounds (about $615) from day students.<\/p>\n

The directive also mandates boarding schools to charge not more than 200,000 Pounds or $1,535 per year. Some schools in South Sudan charge as much as $5,000 or more a year. Average income in the country is $1,120.<\/p>\n

82% of the population is considered poor.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry of General Education and Instruction has received abundant complaints from parents across the country reporting that some private schools were charging very high school fees,\u201d Radio Tamazuj quoted South Sudan\u2019s Deputy Minister Martin Tako Moyi as saying.<\/p>\n

He warned that action would be taken against schools found to be contravening the new directives. The order also stops schools from charging extra fees for materials such as books.<\/p>\n

Public education infrastructure is virtually non-existent in South Sudan, a gap that has been exploited by private educators. Schools across South Sudan are reopened on May 3 after more than 15 months of closure due to Covid-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n

Before the pandemic, 2.8 million children were out of school due to poverty, inequalities, cultural beliefs and nomadic lifestyles, according to UNICEF.<\/p>\n

UNICEF fears that many will fail to resume their studies. International schools and or teaching institutions affiliated with diplomatic missions are not affected by the directive, the ministry said. The World Bank says poverty in the country has been made worse by conflict and economic mismanagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. South Sudan has issued an order regulating fees charged by private schools. According to the country\u2019s education ministry, schools will not charge more than 80,000 South Sudanese Pounds (about $615) from day students. The directive also mandates boarding schools to charge not more than 200,000 Pounds or $1,535 per year. 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