Why are public schools asking parents to pay fees?
- Written by Emma Rowe, Associate Professor in Education, Deakin University
Pixdeluxe/ Getty Images At this time of the school year, many schools are asking families to pay fees. These are not private schools, but public schools.
The fees are voluntary and go towards a range of items such as stationery, textbooks and excursions.
The voluntary fees range from hundreds to thousands of dollars per child, per year.
This often...





