Govt Changes Rules For School Levies
Published: 2016 May 15 07:24:15 (4866 Views)
School development associations will soon lose control of development levies, with officials being brought in to monitor and administer funds collected by learning institutions.
A School Services Fund will be established at each institution to collect both tuition fees and development levies to ensure greater accountability.
Laws will be aligned to the Constitution to facilitate the changes that are part of Government efforts to curb flagrant abuse and misappropriation of money by authorities at public and mission schools.
Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education Dr Sylvia Utete-Masango said the School Services Fund was key to curbing fraud and misappropriation.
The fund is provided for in Section 38(2) of the Education Amendment Act (2006).
Dr Utete-Masango said, “We, as the ministry, have proposed a School Services Fund that will be resident at schools, with tuition fees and levies being deposited into that single account. The account will have many signatories who include parents’ representatative bodies, school heads and other SDA officials. And once the accounts are established, there will be extensive monitoring by the relevant authorities to prevent misuse of funds.
Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe president Dr Takavafira Zhou said the present system was open to abuse.
Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association secretary-general John Mlilo weighed in saying: “The objective is to curb irregular activities. As long as management of funds is left in the hands of SDAs, the move is welcome. We don’t recommend a situation where Government will manage the funds.”
- Sunday Mail
A School Services Fund will be established at each institution to collect both tuition fees and development levies to ensure greater accountability.
Laws will be aligned to the Constitution to facilitate the changes that are part of Government efforts to curb flagrant abuse and misappropriation of money by authorities at public and mission schools.
Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education Dr Sylvia Utete-Masango said the School Services Fund was key to curbing fraud and misappropriation.
The fund is provided for in Section 38(2) of the Education Amendment Act (2006).
Dr Utete-Masango said, “We, as the ministry, have proposed a School Services Fund that will be resident at schools, with tuition fees and levies being deposited into that single account. The account will have many signatories who include parents’ representatative bodies, school heads and other SDA officials. And once the accounts are established, there will be extensive monitoring by the relevant authorities to prevent misuse of funds.
Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe president Dr Takavafira Zhou said the present system was open to abuse.
Zimbabwe Teachers’ Association secretary-general John Mlilo weighed in saying: “The objective is to curb irregular activities. As long as management of funds is left in the hands of SDAs, the move is welcome. We don’t recommend a situation where Government will manage the funds.”
- Sunday Mail
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