CS Machogu would recall all letters of admission to universities.
The Ministry of Education was instructed to order the withdrawal of all university admission letters by the National Assembly Education Committee on Tuesday.
In front of the committee, the Ministry was asked to order all colleges to cancel admission letters that had already been sent out in response to reported discrepancies in the costs that students must pay.
According to the admission letters, pupils were required to pay the full amount of school fees, irrespective of their category under the new funding model, by the Ministry of Education.
In order to change the amounts shown on the calling letters, where students would be assigned fee amounts based on the predetermined classifications, the letters would need to be recalled.
The decision on the amounts on the calling letters was made in the face of protests from a variety of parties, including parents and even kids.
In response to the accusation, representatives of the Education Ministry acknowledged their mistake, which compelled the lawmakers to issue the directives.
In its defense, the Ministry listed a number of flaws that tarnished the entire student classification procedure.
A Ministry representative informed the committee, “We have the complete appeals submission and we acknowledge there are some gaps in this process.”
“Some of them are caused by not getting appropriate information and that is why in the appeals process we try to engage the students to provide enough information to help us assess their status.”
The new funding scheme, which waives all fees for colleges and universities, including maintenance, was designed to assist students who are experiencing financial difficulties.
Students would be divided into four categories under the new government funding scheme, which was unveiled in May 2023: vulnerable, extremely needy, needy, and less needy.
Ninety-three percent of financing would go to the less needy and less vulnerable pupils, while 100 percent would go to the most vulnerable and needy students.
CS Machogu would recall all letters of admission to universities.
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