It is just two weeks into the new school year. For many pupils and students, it is a time to look forward to adding yet another year of knowledge under their belt.
But how much did their parents go through to prepare them for school? This edition focuses on school requirements, and we share perspectives from parents, students and school managers.
We ask whether all the things that schools require from parents for their children to return to school with are necessary and realistic.
Our team went in downtown Kampala, and found parents shopping. On a single primary school child’s list, you find items that cost millions of shillings.
Parents at different levels tell us what it costs to prepare their children for the new term.
We also find out from the Ministry of Education and Sports, what kind of scholastic materials it provides for the schools, and what extra things the schools can ask parents to provide. It turns out, that some of the demands that schools make on parents are not only unrealistic, but the ministry doesn’t allow them.
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