Parentts Oppose Private School Fee Hike Over 10 pc in Hyderabad

Parents at a private school in Shaikpet have raised objections to a proposed 10 per cent annual fee increase, arguing that such hikes, if continued year after year, will make schooling unaffordable. 

They said they plan to take up the issue collectively with the management, even as some have already made individual representations. “A fee increase cannot be arbitrary. 

It has to be justified — why 10 per cent and not 8 per cent? Factors like salaries, resources and infrastructure must all be taken into account,” said Prof. P.L. Vishweshwar



Rao, member of the Telangana Education Commission (TEC).

Parents stressed that the concern was not a single increase but the compounding effect. One parent, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: “For my child in Class 1, the fee has gone from around Rs 1.15 lakh to nearly Rs 1.25 lakh. 

If this continues with a 10 per cent increase every year, it becomes a compounding burden of Rs 2.8 lakh by Class X.” “Our salaries don’t increase at that rate. A yearly 10 per cent hike may sound small, but over time it makes a huge difference.