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When money is no object: SA s Most Expensive Schools in 2021
When money is no object, where do wealthy South African s send their children to school?
Kfm Mornings delve into a list of the country s most expensive schools in 2021, compiled by Business Tech.
You look at these numbers and you think, how does anybody pay these fees?
Darren Simpson
These figures come out every year, and every year we are shocked, we are surprised because. Wow.
Sherlin Barends
Top 5 List of Most Expensive Schools in SA in 2021
- Hilton College in KZN maintains the top spot of the most expensive school in the country with annual fees of R331,550.
The most expensive schools in South Africa in 2021
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Despite calls from education experts for private school fees to remain the same or have ‘controlled increases’ in 2021, the cost of private education in South Africa continues to climb.
In October 2020, South African governing body associations advised the country’s 3,000 fee-paying schools against price hikes in 2021, saying that the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown had placed all South Africans, even the wealthy, under strain.
Paul Colditz, chief executive of the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools said the financial hardships caused by the Covid-19 pandemic had hit private schools harder than public schools. “I think you will see a decrease in enrolment in private schools,” he said.