AHMEDABAD: St Xavier’s High School, Loyola Hall, has decided to collect post-dated cheques from parents that would reflect the amount payable towards school fees for the academic year 2021-22.
The decision has been taken after the Ahmedabad-based school faced Rs 55 lakh deficit last year after many parents did not pay fees.
To avoid a similar situation this year, Fr Xavier Amalraj, principal of the school, said he has written a note to the parents giving instructions regarding depositing fees for the new academic year beginning June 7.
The post-dated cheques were to be submitted to the class teachers between June 2 and June 5.
Last year, authorities of self-financed schools in Gujarat agreed to the state government’s proposal of slashing tuition fees by 25% for the 2020-21 academic year.
The decision was taken as the Covid-19 pandemic had put many parents under financial duress.
The move was expected to offer respite to over 30 lakh students in the state across 20,000 schools.
The schools had reopened from January this year in a staggered manner after campuses remaining closed for over nine months.
However, they were forced to shut down immediately after Covid-19 cases saw a surge in the state.
While the schools are to reopen from Monday for online education, there is no clarity on when they will reopen for in-person classroom teaching.