"We Have to Pay Teachers": Private School Proprietor Shares Crucial Reason School Fees Increased
- A Nigerian woman who is a school proprietor shared one reason why school fees might increase as school resumes
- The woman said parents should not heap the blame on school owners in Nigeria because it is not their fault
- She said the economy has changed, and private school owners need funds to offer quality education
A Nigerian school owner shared some of the reasons why there might be an increase in school fees.
According to the school proprietor, parents should not always blame school owners when there is an increase in school fees.
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Dr. Gladys Ajaero, Proprietor, Triumph and Peak International Academy, Enugu, made the comments in an interview with Arise TV.
She said a private school is a business venture, and school owners also want to maintain standards.
She blamed the economy for the high cost of fees in private schools and said school owners have to deal with many things, including paying staff.
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Her words:
"A private school is actually a business venture. Everything you are doing to make money definitely is a business. But I frown at what he said about making it a way of extorting parents. You see, in business, you have standards.
"You may chose to put your child in schools where you can pay as much as N1 million, as much as N200,000, but you can still get a standard of N50,000 which is still standard. And of course, if you cannot afford that much, why going for it?
"The increase in school fees is caused by the economy of the country. You have so many bills also to pay as as a propriator. You will pay your teachers, you will take care of the environment, you will take care of every other thing."
She stated that private schools do not extort parents by increasing the cost of textbooks, as some people might think.
Her words:
"Now, when you talk of the books, we don't manufacture the books. We don't produce it either. We buy and also give to students. And a lot of times, you find out that the books are so expensive th that even if you decided to add just N100,000 to it, it will still be high."
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Reactions as proprietor speaks on fee hike
@coj_jennifer said:
"Increasing school fees isn't the Koko..Some of them still pay their teachers peanuts even after increasing their fees."
@joycee_kidsstore said:
"Quality education is very important. I pray God provides for all parents putting in the work. E no easy."
Mother reacts to high cost of books
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian woman accused private school owners of increasing the burden on parents through the sale of textbooks.
The woman lamented that private schools force students to do their homework in their textbooks.
She explained that when homework is done inside textbooks, it becomes impossible for siblings to share them.
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