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Parents want private schools’ fee hike to be audited
As some private schools exceed the 65 percent ceiling fee increase rate determined by the Education Ministry for the new year or go for exorbitant price increases for additional services such as meals and books, parents demand schools to be audited.
Robert College most expensive with $17,750 annual fee
As administrations of private schools have started announcing their annual education fees, Istanbul's Robert College has topped the "most expensive school" list with an annual fee of some 294,000 Turkish Liras ($17,750), the daily Milliyet has reported.
"Families have to pay nearly a fortune to send their children to private schools," the daily wrote on June 6.