A father from Gurgaon took to X to share about his son’s yearly school fee hike. Check details here.
School Fees: In today’s world, affording the tuition fees of esteemed schools is becoming challenging, particularly for the middle and the poor. While the tuition fee structure is typically outlined on the initial page of the school diary, there are instances when the school fails to explain its fee structure clearly. Recently, a father from Gurgaon took to X to share about his son’s yearly school fee hike. Sharing a post on X, the user stated how the rapidly increasing fee structure is becoming a financial burden for parents and guardians.
As per the user’s tweet, the school does not explain the fee hike, and when parents protest, they are advised to look for another school for their children. “My son’s school fees have been consistently compounding at 10%/annum. The school does not even bother to explain the hike and the higher fee simply appears on the payment app! When parents protested, they said please look for another school for your kids!” reads the tweet.
My son’s school fees have been consistently compounding at 10%/annum. The school does not even bother to explain the hike and the higher fee simply appears on the payment app! When parents protested, they said please look for another school for your kids!
— Udit Bhandari (@GurugramDeals) April 9, 2024
In a later part of the post, the father reveals that his son is currently in Class 3 and attends a reputed CBSE school in Gurgaon. “This post surely has hit a raw nerve! My son is in Grade 3 and it’s a reputed CBSE school in Gurgaon. School fees is Rs. 30000/month including meals (excluding bus). If this continues to compound at 10% it would be nearly Rs. 9,00,000 per annum when he’s in 12th,” reads his post. Till now, the post has received over one thousand retweets and over 700 comments.
“I see the following reasons for extraordinarily high fees charged by private schools in India: – Pvt schools aren’t regulated. – They are big businesses, running for profits. – There is a massive demand supply gap. – Parents have only 1 kid in most cases, and they want to give their best. – Govt schools are actually pathetic. – Homeschooling concept hasn’t yet caught up in India,” a user commented.
Another user wrote, “The government should intervene and add a cap on private school fees. But it seems I’m expecting too much from the government.” “It’s a big issue which needs to be addressed on a serious note,” a third user wrote. “😡 This is outrageous! Schools should be transparent about fee hikes and have a dialogue with parents. Education is a right, not a luxury! #EducationForAll #SchoolFeesHike,” a fourth user commented. “Thats same story is with almost all schools,” commented a fifth user.