Private Schools in Morocco Face Backlash Over July Tuition Fees Amid Extended School Year

Private educational institutions will have trouble recovering the tuition fees for the month of July. The call made to the parents who have not yet paid this payment is struggling to be heard. On the web, they are almost convinced that the ministry’s decision to extend classes this year until July will not be strictly respected. According to them, classes would end in June as usual. In turn, they call on the school authorities to exempt them from the July fees, since they will have to pay the fees for the September reopening.

According to Noureddine Akkouri, president of the National Federation of Parents’ Associations of Morocco (FNAPEM), the payment of the July month should only concern the children who have to take the exams at the certifying levels and with whom the schools have had to make additional efforts. "The end-of-year exams will take place between late June and early July, which implies a suspension of classes during the month of June," he confirms.

In Noureddine Akkouri’s eyes, the payment of the July fees should depend on the relationship between the schools and the parents. "The payment of tuition fees, whether for the month of July or otherwise, is governed by the law of supply and demand," agrees Hassan Aabou, president of the Moroccan National Federation of Parents of Students.