“This alone means that in a school with 100 parents who are supposed to be paying school fees, only 18 are paying. Unfortunately you cannot run a school, pay teachers and pay for all your overheads with only 18 parents paying. Also the collection of school fees and sending out lawyers’ letters of demand is costly to the school,” he said.
“In Gauteng, we have Bishop Bavin school in Bedfordview, Marne Ebersohn Academy in Limpopo and Pomeroy Christian School in Tugela Ferry in KZN, all have closed their doors. Many teachers at the independent schools have had to face the harsh realities of retrenchments or salary cuts of up to 50%. The longer and deeper the financial squeeze, the harder it will be for schools to continue to operate efficiently,” Mthembu said.
“If the government can avail R1.5bn to the taxi industry, why can they not do the same to save the children's education? Parents have been retrenched and are unable to pay school fees, some parents have chosen the online platform whereas others have joined the home schooling projects,” Mthembu said.
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