Sichuan’s ＂sky-high price＂ schools lead parents to question that primary schools need to pay 400 thousand to high schools.

　　In recent years, there has always been a strange phenomenon in Guangyuan education. Many parents prefer to send their children to distant places such as Chengdu, Mianyang and Nanchong rather than go to school locally. In order to solve the educational problems, Guangyuan vigorously introduced Guangyuan Tianli International School and Wanda Middle School last year, which brought vitality to local education.

　　Recently, however, some citizens questioned the charges of Guangyuan Tianli International School through the platform of "Asking about Politics in Sichuan" on a website in the province, saying that the charge standard for freshmen in the first grade is 28,000 yuan/year, and they will have to pay about 80,000 yuan after finishing junior high school for three years, plus living expenses and other expenses will cost more than 100,000 yuan. In this regard, the parents have many doubts: "It is still a compulsory education stage. Is this reasonable? Does the price audit allow such charges? How many students can afford it? "

　　A few days ago, a reporter from Huaxi City conducted a survey.

　　The school clearly marks the price

　　Primary school and junior high school spend more than 20 thousand yuan a year

　　On July 6, the reporter went to Guangyuan Tianli International School near Lianhuachi Village, Lizhou District, Guangyuan City. At the Admissions Office, a staff member introduced the school’s enrollment policy to reporters. Except for the first-grade students in primary school, students from other schools must pass rigorous examinations before they are eligible to study in this school. "We plan to recruit a total of 12 classes on the first day of this year, with 42 students in each class and no more than 45 students at most." The staff member briefed the reporter on the enrollment plan of the first grade.

　　At the same time, the staff member brought the reporter a special edition of Guangyuan Tianli International School in Autumn 2016, which listed the payment standards. The tuition fees for primary and junior high schools were 20,000 yuan/year, the accommodation fee was 1,200 yuan/period, the living expenses were 2,500 yuan/period, and the escrow fee was 600 yuan/period. The high school tuition fee is 0-22,000 yuan/year, the accommodation fee is 1,200 yuan/period, the living expenses are punch card consumption, and the escrow fee is 600 yuan/period.

　　The day happened to be the summer vacation of the school. A parent who came to pick up the children told the reporter that he was from Jiange County and his son was in the second grade of primary school. After one year, the money paid, including tuition, living expenses, accommodation, management fees, school uniforms and other expenses, added up to not less than 30,000 yuan. He calculated an account for the reporter. From elementary school to high school, if you study in this school for 12 years, it may be more than 400,000. The parent said that the cost is really high and it is difficult for the average family to bear.

　　department responsible for the work

　　Tuition and accommodation fees have been approved

　　The approved tuition fee is 18,000 yuan/year.

　　With parents’ questions, the reporter consulted the Guangyuan Municipal Development and Reform Commission. A person in charge of the charge management department told the reporter that the tuition and accommodation fees charged by Guangyuan Tianli International School have been approved by the price department, but the living expenses and other expenses have not been audited. Because the living expenses and other expenses are not within the scope of government pricing, the school will calculate them according to the actual consumption of students. According to the standards approved by the price department, the tuition fee of Guangyuan Tianli International School should be 18,000 yuan per year for primary schools and junior high schools, and the accommodation fee should be 1,200 yuan per period. The reporter learned that the tuition fee approved by the price department is 18,000 yuan/year, and the school charges 20,000 yuan/year. The price department will conduct an investigation.

　　At the same time, Yang Songlin, director of the Education Bureau of Guangyuan City, said that he only saw doubts about the fees charged by Guangyuan Tianli International School. He said that primary and secondary schools have strict standards, public schools follow the unified national standards, while private schools should charge according to the standards approved by the price department, and the education authorities have the right to supervise whether their fees are in accordance with regulations. Regarding the existence of illegal charges in Guangyuan Tianli International School, he has sent someone to investigate with the price department.

　　School reply

　　Lower than similar schools around.

　　18,000 yuan is the first approved price.

　　Huang Yonggui, president of Guangyuan Tianli International School, gave his own explanation for the statement that parents reported high fees. Huang Yonggui said that the fees charged by schools have been audited by the price department of Guangyuan Development and Reform Commission, and the fees charged by similar schools in Chengdu, Mianyang and Yibin are much higher than those charged by their schools. In view of the fact that the school has just been established, in order to attract more students, the school has set the tuition fee at 20,000 yuan/year.

　　"Because the nature of the school belongs to private schools, mainly to meet the needs of high-quality students, the school environment is very good, and the teachers are excellent in Sichuan and even outside the province, so the school fees are relatively high." Huang Yonggui said that for parents’ consideration, some students with excellent academic performance can apply if they really want to study in school, and the school has special aid funds and scholarships to help them.

　　Regarding the price department’s statement that the approved tuition fee is 18,000 yuan/year, Huang Yonggui said, "This is only the first approved price. After the National Development and Reform Commission led the relevant departments to investigate the school, it was stated in a material that the approved price was 23,000 yuan/year, but we still only implemented 20,000 yuan/year. " Yu Dong Huaxi City Reader Liu Yangu