Malawi: Grant-Aided Schools Stick to Boarding Fees, Exposing Limits of 'Free' Secondary Education

Malawi: Grant-Aided Schools Stick to Boarding Fees, Exposing Limits of 'Free' Secondary Education

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government's much-touted free secondary education policy will not be entirely free for thousands of learners in grant-aided schools, as parents and guardians will still be required to pay hefty boarding fees of K460,000 per term.

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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government’s much-touted free secondary education policy will not be entirely free for thousands of learners in grant-aided schools, as parents and guardians will still be required to pay hefty boarding fees of K460,000 per term. This has emerged in official communication between the Association of Christian Educators in Malawi (Acem) […] The post Grant-Aided Schools Stick to Boarding Fees, Exposing Limits …

Grant-aided schools stick to boarding fees

Parents and guardians with wards in grant-aided secondary schools will still pay K460 000 as boarding and contributory fees per term despite the government scrapping off fees, it has emerged. In a letter to all proprietors of government assisted (grant-aided) secondary schools dated December 26 2025, Association of Christian Educators in Malawi (Acem) executive director Pascal Mtuwana said they discussed the matter with Ministry of Education, Sc…