Parents protest fee hike at Hyderabad Public School in Ramanthapur

Demanding immediate rollback of the fee hike, hundreds of parents staged a massive protest at the Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Ramanthapur, on Friday. Slogans like ‘roll back fee hike’, ‘we want justice’ and ‘save HPS’ rent the air as parents staged the protest at the school’s front gate.

The issue, as per the protesting parents, stemmed from the school’s decision to enhance the fee by 141 per cent over the last four years. Statistics released by the Parents’ Core Committee show that annual fees for a single student have increased



from approximately Rs 83,630 in 2021 to over Rs 2,01,628 in 2025.

Parent representatives from the HPS Begumpet too joined the Ramanthapur protest in solidarity. 

Together, both branches have resolved to withhold all first-term fee payments until the management provides a written assurance of zero per cent fee increase. 

Protesters argued that the massive increases have already overfunded the school’s operational needs and demanded a comprehensive fee freeze for the next five years.