St. Joseph Boarding Primary School Exploiting Parents


There are troubling developments at St. Joseph Boarding Primary School, where parents seeking admission for their children in grades 4, 5, and 7 for the upcoming year are compelled to part with significant sums of money.

  The school has issued advertisements inviting parents to attend interviews on 4/11/25 for admission purposes. What raises concerns is the substantial amount of money that parents are required to pay. Firstly, why must a parent pay a registration fee of sh500? What purpose does this fee serve, and why are parents required to register their children for an interview? Is this not a form of blatant extortion? The Ministry of Education must act swiftly to investigate this fraudulent activity. The advertisements explicitly state that the sh500 registration fee is non-refundable. This constitutes outright theft that should not be tolerated. Additionally, successful applicants are required to pay a commitment fee of sh6,500, which includes a development fee of sh3,500. The pressing question is why private individuals are expected to contribute to the infrastructure development of a private institution. Why should parents bear the financial burden of enhancing a private business? Once again, the Ministry should conduct an investigation into this school to ensure that parents are not being defrauded of their hard-earned money. There have been numerous complaints regarding the high fees charged by the school, which do not correlate with academic performance. Teachers have expressed dissatisfaction with their low salaries, as have non-teaching staff. The high turnover rate among staff leads to a lack of consistency, ultimately resulting in unsatisfactory academic outcomes.

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