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Tuition pressure surges as Catholics face rising Africa school fees
In Kampala and beyond, parents struggle to pay Catholic school tuition as fees rise amid privatization. A mother pleads for help to enroll her son at St Kizito Secondary, while officials warn that higher costs threaten access for the poor. The World Bank notes paying for education dominates costs, and Zimbabwe eyew privatization, risking exclusion of vulnerable students as Catholic schools balance service with profits.
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Kampala
Uganda
Beatrice Akite
St. Kizito
Akite
sub-Saharan Africa
Catholic Church
St. Kizito Secondary School
Comboni Missionary Order
Uganda Martyrs’ Secondary School
Namugongo
James Batte
Batte
Daniel Birungi
St. Mary’s College
Kisubi
Birungi
The
World Bank
Ronald Reagan Okello
Catholic Secretariat
Okello
Ugandan Bishops Conference
Zimbabwe
Peter Muzawazi
Muzawazi
Marist Brothers
Nyanga
U.S
Martin Chaburumunda
Zimbabwe Rural Teachers’ Union
Manica Post
Catholic University of Zimbabwe