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Parents
who plan to send their kids in elementary and high schools
this coming school year will brace for another round of increase
in tuition and other school fees.
This
came as private schools in the province are hell bent tightening
their belts and are planning to increase their tuition and
other fees to keep them afloat without sacrificing quality
education and without necessarily competing with government-run
public schools that offer free tuition.
But
the Bohol Association of Catholic Schools (BACS) I and II
that supervise Catholic schools under the Tagbilaran and Talibon
dioceses, respectively, admitted they are affected by public
schools. They noted that more and more students are transferring
to public high schools obviously for free tuition.
In
an interview, Artemio Gulilad of Tubigon-based Mater Dei College
(MDC) said they don't consider public schools as their competitors
in providing education to the populace.
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Private
schools based in the city are already planning to effect
and implement tuition hike in next school year as well.
Mrs
Villas and Sister Irene Macaraya of BACS I and BACS
II, respectively, pointed out that not all their schools
applied for tuition increase. It depends on the need
of each school under their respective jurisdiction.
But both confirmed BACS have applied for an increase
in school fees.
BACS
said that they always consider first the economic plight
of the families that send their children to their schools
prior to tuition increase implementation. BACS' tuition
ranges from more than a hundred pesos to P400 per month.
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Gulilad
told the CHRONICLE that MDC has applied for an increase of
its elementary school tuition for this coming school year
from existing P285 to P300 per month.
MDC's
tuition for college has an approved of P1,500 but it implemented
only P600, Gulilad said.
Northeastern
Colleges based in Ubay has applied for a ten percent increase
of its tuition, said a news report. It was not immediately
known how much its existing tuition rates.
MDC
is confident that it can offer high school education two or
more years from now.
Right
now it offers an array of college courses, including nursing,
and elementary from grade one to grade four.
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