Citizens in Mujlad town in South Sudan’s West Kordofan State have complained about a rise in tuition fees in primary and high schools in the area.
Hussein Bakar, a teacher in Mujlad, told Radio Tamazuj that the tuition fees are rising amid low salaries and incomes of parents and guardians.
The Sudanese teacher noted that the tuition fees for a primary pupil range from 120 to 300 SDG, whereas a student at the high school in government schools pays 400 SDG.
Hussein further pointed out that although the government claims to provide free education in, it is still imposing fees on students through parents’ councils in schools, saying the move could deprive many children from continuing their education.