ISTANBUL
As private school administrations began announcing their annual tuition fees, Robert College Istanbul topped the list of “most expensive schools” with annual fees of around 294,000 Turkish liras (17 $750), the daily Milliyet reported.
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“Families have to pay close to a fortune to send their children to private schools”, writes the daily on 6 June.
According to the report, the annual tuition fee for Deutsche Schule Istanbul (Alman Lisesi) is around 126,000 lira ($7,607), for Saint Joseph Istanbul around 165,000 lira ($9,960), for Saint Michael Istanbul from around 169,000 lira ($10,200) and for St George’s Austrian High School costs around 105,000 lira ($6,339).
Robert American High School in Istanbul, known as Robert College, remained at the top of the list like last year. In the 2021-22 season, the school’s annual tuition was 130,000 lira ($7,848). Families of students staying at the school dormitory and choosing to pay the full price in 10 installments had to pay a total of 216,000 lira ($13,040).
President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄźan recently said that private schools could raise annual fees by up to 36%.
“In the event of a 36% increase, Robert College tuition would exceed 177,000 lira ($10,686),” the daily said. “Fees for students using the dormitory reached some 294,000 lira.”
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Moreover, these figures are “just for education”. The average price for the school bus service is around 12,000 lira ($725), while the average price for the lunch service is almost 20,000 lira ($1,207).
“Unfortunately, some school administrations are breaking the rules,” Özgür Özkan, spokesman for the Private School Parents’ Platform, told the daily.
“Some schools do not enroll a student when parents refuse to accept school transport or catering services,” he added.
