Vanuatu: Vt250 million Fee Exemption Paid

Vanuatu: Vt250 million Fee Exemption Paid
Vanuatu/abril de 2016/Vanuatu Daily Post

Resumen: Un total de VT250 millones ha sido transferido y compartido con las cuentas bancarias de todas las escuelas secundarias Algunas escuelas en Shefa, como Malapoa Colegio, Escuela de Epi y el Instituto de Tecnología de Vanuatu (VIT) confirmaron que recibieron su parte la semana pasada.
Este fondo restante cubre todo 2015 pendientes; 60% de plazo II, el 100% del término III y el 100% de 2016.

By Anita Roberts

A total of Vt250 million has been transferred and shared to the bank accounts of all secondary schools that were granted fee exemption.
Some schools in Shefa Province, like Malapoa College, Epi High School and the Vanuatu Institute of Technology (VIT) confirmed they received their share last week.
This remaining fund covers all 2015 outstanding; 60% of term II, 100% of term III and 100% of 2016 term one.
The fee exemption applies to schools badly affected on the islands of Merelave, Maewo, Pentecost, Paama, Ambrym, south and south east Malekula and every islands in the provinces of Tafea and Shefa.
It covers tuition fees and examination fees in all secondary schools and government institutions as the Vanuatu Institute of Technology, Vanuatu Institute of Teacher’s College and USP.
Following the declaration last year, the government was able to meet only 40% of the school’s tuition fees. The leftover 60% is now paid off.
With that, the Acting Principal Education Officer (PEO) at the Shefa Education Office, Jonathan Yona, is urging all schools to ensure that the funds are smoothly transferred to each students’ accounts.
He referred to students who enrolled in 2015 but are now transferred or selected to another school, for example, final year students.
This means that the school principals must work closely with the bursar to sort this out and must make sure that the money, in case of this year’s term one fees, reaches students in their new schools, said PEO Yonah.
Parents are also advised to approach the school authorities and ask if their children’s names are exempted from paying school fees or not.
The fee exemption initiative only targets children whose parents are farmers and do not have a means of regular income excluding those whose parents are working in the government or private sector.
The Ministry of Education and Training has clarified earlier this year that parents who have already paid fees will be reimbursed.
The Director of Education Services, Roy Obed, said schools are encouraged to work closely with parents to sort this out.
The Council of Ministers endorsed for the Department of Finance to release some money from the Tropical Cyclone Pam Recovery Fund towards the fee exemption.

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