School fees really have a way of taking it out of you, and come next year, parents sending their kids to private schools are going to spend a lot more time squeezing.
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The current reality is that one of South Africa’s most expensive private day schools broke through the R240,000 barrier. That’s for a single matric year, by the way.
Forget the price of nappies, toys, and three nutritious meals a day, because sending your kids to school is where the real pocket-burner is.
Let it also be noted that the 2023 school fees don’t include all the extra costs for parents with kids at private schools.
Despite calls from education experts to freeze private school fees in 2021, the cost of private education is still on the rise.
Parents educating their children at home have some pressing questions about whether or not they should continue paying school fees.
They say you can’t put a price on a good education, but for what they’re charging, these schools better deliver the goods.
Hilton’s annual school fees recently hit the R300 000-a-year mark, but how does that compare to Eton College, one of the UK’s most expensive private schools?