Yes quite normal welcome to free education in IrelandJust wondering what ye all think of the following.
My first child started school in Sept and there's been a list of monies to be collected and they are beginning to get to me
Photocopying €25, mandatory
Swimmming, fair enough
Milk, fair enough
Band fees, €50, if your child is in a certain year
Basketball fees, €20, mandatory
They tried to sell an childrens insurance policy, accident/illness, think it was about €12, mandatory
Last one, "voluntary" contribution to board of management to finance the running of the school, €45 per pupil, although its voluntary, they are asking for it, if I was to pay this for all my children it would cost me over a grand before all my monkeys finish school.
Is this common practice?
I realise that free education is not to be expected 100% but that last one and the photocopying is a bit of a direct cost as is the band and basketball fees, there are no extra costs apart from equipment which is already there.
I want the best for my kids etc, but I'm paying a lot of taxes....
Appreciate your thoughts
You would think by the griping here that the schools don't want decent facilities.They put down tarmac and then look to parents to pay after? Work for private sector - have hardcore carpark and no hope of tarmac,
25€ per child for photocoping? €750 for class of 30- for 9 months use? 8 classes, a sweet 6k - are they buying a new one each year or what?
The mind boggles.
I think anyone becoming principle shouls have to do a basic bookkeeping / payroll course so that these sort of expenses are shown to be going where they should. In the UK schools are monitored by the councils who monitors their accounts here?
I agree totally, the system is in need of a complete overhaul, yet what will the govt. do with their 3bn surplus (my money is on a big stamp duty cut, part of the deal McDowell cut with BA yesterday)?It is not the individual schools which are at fault nor the teachers.
It is the education system.
HAs your wife addressed her gripes to the relevant place?
either the teacher pays or the kids do without.
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