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DepEd adjusts deadline for tuition increase application, renewal of permit for private schools
Philippines
DepEd adjusts deadline for tuition increase application, renewal of permit for private schools
DepEd adjusts deadline for tuition increase application, renewal of permit for private schools
Published Apr 9, 2023 03:21 am
Due to the adjustments in the school calendar brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) has extended the application period for tuition and other fees increase, renewal of a permit to operate, and application for new offerings of private schools for the incoming school year.
DepEd Central Office / DepEd file photo
DepEd issued Memorandum No. 19 series of 2023 entitled Extensions to the Period of Consultations and Applications for Changes in Tuition / Other School Fees, Renewal of Permits to Operate and New Course Offerings of Private Educational Institutions in Light of the Adjusted School Calendar for the School Year 2023-2024. Signed by DepEd Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo, the issuance provided private education institutions time to “sufficiently conduct and comply with the consultation and documentary requirements” as well as to “renew their permits to operate.” In the said memo, DepEd noted that “any private school which desires to revise its rates of tuition or other school fees or charges, or to impose fees or charges” shall file their application with the Regional Director. “Any proposed increase in tuition or other school fees, as well as new fees or charges, shall be subjected to appropriate consultations conducted by the school with the duly organized student government with the parents of the students,” DepEd said. Related to this, DepEd announced that the deadline for the conduct of consultation for tuition and other fee increases for SY 2023-2024 was adjusted from March 30, 2023, to June 15, 2023. “In the same vein, the deadline for the submission of documentary requirements is extended from March 15, 2023 to June 30, 2023,” DepEd added. “This adjustment shall apply to consultation and application for changes in tuition and other school fees that will be charged in the upcoming SY 2023-2024 only,” DepEd said. Likewise, DepEd regional directors were also directed to “review the application of new and or increases in tuition and other school fees under existing and applicable policies.” For the renewal of permits to operate for private schools, DepEd said that the deadline has been moved from Feb. 1 to April 15, 2023. The deadline for the application for new offerings for SY 2024-2025 has been moved from Aug. 30 to Oct. 31, DepEd said.
DepEd Central Office / DepEd file photo
DepEd issued Memorandum No. 19 series of 2023 entitled Extensions to the Period of Consultations and Applications for Changes in Tuition / Other School Fees, Renewal of Permits to Operate and New Course Offerings of Private Educational Institutions in Light of the Adjusted School Calendar for the School Year 2023-2024. Signed by DepEd Undersecretary Revsee Escobedo, the issuance provided private education institutions time to “sufficiently conduct and comply with the consultation and documentary requirements” as well as to “renew their permits to operate.” In the said memo, DepEd noted that “any private school which desires to revise its rates of tuition or other school fees or charges, or to impose fees or charges” shall file their application with the Regional Director. “Any proposed increase in tuition or other school fees, as well as new fees or charges, shall be subjected to appropriate consultations conducted by the school with the duly organized student government with the parents of the students,” DepEd said. Related to this, DepEd announced that the deadline for the conduct of consultation for tuition and other fee increases for SY 2023-2024 was adjusted from March 30, 2023, to June 15, 2023. “In the same vein, the deadline for the submission of documentary requirements is extended from March 15, 2023 to June 30, 2023,” DepEd added. “This adjustment shall apply to consultation and application for changes in tuition and other school fees that will be charged in the upcoming SY 2023-2024 only,” DepEd said. Likewise, DepEd regional directors were also directed to “review the application of new and or increases in tuition and other school fees under existing and applicable policies.” For the renewal of permits to operate for private schools, DepEd said that the deadline has been moved from Feb. 1 to April 15, 2023. The deadline for the application for new offerings for SY 2024-2025 has been moved from Aug. 30 to Oct. 31, DepEd said.