New warning from the Ministry of National Education to private schools! 'Fees cannot be demanded'
The Ministry of National Education has issued a written warning to private schools, stating that additional fees demanded from parents under the names of "general expenses" and "other fees" by some private schools that have begun student enrollment for the 2025-2026 academic year are contrary to legal regulations. The Ministry emphasized that such fees are not in compliance with the legislation and that schools can only demand fees for concrete services.
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The Ministry of National Education has announced that it is contrary to legal regulations for some private schools, which have started student enrollment for the 2025-2026 academic year, to demand additional fees from parents under the names of "general expenses" and "other fees" that do not correspond to a specific service.
"SOME SCHOOLS ARE NOT USING IT FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE"
The letter stated that complaints had reached the Ministry regarding some private schools announcing their fees for the 2025-2026 academic year and demanding fees from parents under headings such as "general expenses" and "other fees," and pointed to the relevant provisions in the "Law on Private Educational Institutions" and the "Regulation on Private Educational Institutions."
The letter, which pointed out that the phrase "similar services" is included in the legislation based on the fact that each school may have a different range of services, stated that, based on the complaints received by the Ministry, some private schools are not using this heading for its intended purpose.
"CHARGING FEES IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LEGISLATION"
The letter explained that the concept of "similar services" refers to services similar to those preceding it and is directed toward a concrete service, and included the following warnings:
"It is clear that charging fees under the names of 'general expenses' or 'other fees,' which are in the nature of collecting fees in advance for an expenditure where the service the student will receive is not clearly defined, or which falls within the operating expenses of the school and is not related to education and training, or which is estimated to arise in the future, is not in compliance with the legislation and is an application aimed at circumventing the limitations brought by the law and regulations."
The letter warned that schools cannot determine or announce any fee that does not correspond to a specific service, cannot charge fees under the names of "general expenses" or "other fees," and that there are sanctions in the legislation for contrary situations.