Back to school: preparations intensify as new school year approaches

By Vera Fon

Few weeks to the start of a new academic year, parents and students are already making preparations and no one wants to be left behind. Some parents have complained about the high cost of living which they say is affecting their purchase of some school items at the moment.

“Things are really hard now, I am just trying to get what I can for the moment. I have not yet registered my children. I am waiting for month end to see what I can do to make sure they start school on time,” a parent said.

“As a parent, I use the whole year to prepare for the next school. So when it’s already almost reopening like this, I do not have much stress. I have already paid my child’s fees for the whole academic year. I always prefer to do this so that I do not have much stress throughout the year,” another parent stated.

Some complain of the rise in school fees by some proprietors making it difficult for them

“This year I have decided to change my children’s schools to a new one. The former school in which they were last year, the fees have been increased from 65,000 to 80,000. I want to take them to a school that will be up to what I can afford,” the parent explained.

The new academic year begins on September 4.