Most of the parents have been facing much problems in paying school fees for their learners to get education over a period of time. This became more worse when most of learners could drop out of schools due lack school fees.
The introduction of the free secondary education program by the Government of Kenya where the burden of paying fee was cut at a given percentage where a parent was supposed to pay a certain amount of fees and the remaining paid by the Government. This really helped much where learners were able to access education without much problems.
A new school fees structure for academic year 2021, 2022 and 2023 has been announced by the Ministry of Kenya through the revision of the current 2020 school fee calendar.
This decision was arrived at after considering the number of school weeks the new academic year will have. The secretary in charge of Ministry of Education and department of Early learning and basic Education Dr. Julius said.
The information contained in the circular from the government is that the National and Extra-county schools in major towns like Kisumu, Nyeri, Thika, Eldoret, Mombasa, Nakuru and Nairobi will have to pay an annual maximum school fee of 45,000 shillings which is a revised figure from the previous figure of around 55,000 shillings.
The break down of the fee structure of the boarding schools in these towns will be as follows;
1.TEACHING,LEARNING MATERIALS AND EXAMS
- GOK- KSH 4,144.00
- PARENT -KSH0.00
- TOTAL OF KSH 4,144.00
2.BOARDING EQUIPMENT AND STORES
- GOK -KSH 0.00
- PARENT-KSH 24,935.00
- TOTAL OF KSH 24,935. 00
3.MAINTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT
- GOK- KSH 5,000.00
- PARENT – KSH 2,000.00
- TOTAL OF KSH 7,000.00
4. OTHER VOTE HEADS
- GOK-KSH 9,400.00
- PARENT- KSH 17,267.00
- TOTAL OF KSH 26,667.00
5. ACTIVITY FEE
- GOK-KSH 1,500.00
- PARENT –KSH 798.00
- A TOTAL OF KSH 2,298.00
6. MEDICAL AND INSURANCE
- GOK– KSH 2,000.00
- PARENT -KSH 0.00
- TOTAL OF KSH 2,000.00
7. SMASSE
- GOK– KSH 200.00
- PARENT– KSH 0.00
- TOTAL OF KSH 200.00
8.TOTAL SCHOOL FEES
FEE PAID BY THE GOK IS KSH 22,244.00
FEE PAID BY THE PARENT IS KSH 45,000
ANNUAL SCHOOL FEES KSH 67,244.00
