Beijing will implement a nine-year free compulsory education program next year

Introduction: according to the person in charge of Beijing Municipal Education Commission, from next year, Beijing Municipal Education Commission will implement the plan of exempting nine-year compulsory education from tuition fees, book fees and miscellaneous fees So far, Beijing students will be expected to realize the full free nine-year compulsory education during the 11th Five Year Plan period In addition, the Municipal Education Commission said that during the 11th Five Year Plan period, in addition to the full implementation of free education in the compulsory education stage, students in rural areas and families with difficulties will gradually implement free education in the high school stage At present, this policy is gradually being implemented According to the person in charge, it is the goal of the Education Commission during the 11th Five Year Plan period to provide free education to the children in rural areas and families with difficulties at present It is understood that at present, students in Beijing enjoy tuition free education in the 9-year compulsory education stage During the 11th Five Year Plan period, the Education Commission implemented the policy of exempting book fees and miscellaneous fees, which nearly reduced the family burden It is understood that at present, the average cost of books and incidentals for primary school students in Beijing ranges from 150 yuan to 200 yuan in one semester, and the average cost of two items for a junior high school student is about 300 yuan The policy of free compulsory education will reduce the cost of nearly 2000 yuan for each student during the nine-year compulsory education period, and reduce the family burden of students The school responded that "the school has not received the free notice" the reporter interviewed many primary and secondary schools on the issue of tuition exemption Most of them said that they have not received the relevant notice at present, and the school still charges the relevant fees in the way before Huang Jianrong, principal of Xinjing primary school in Chongwen District, said that "the beginning of the 11th Five Year Plan" should refer to 2006 At present, the school only provides free fees to dozens of poor students, and the rest are still charged as normal Changshui, headmaster of Beiwu primary school in Haidian District, also said that the school has not received a free notice, and the scope and method of free are not clear "The proportion of students in our school is as high as 90% At present, according to relevant policies, we have exempted the loan fee of 200 yuan per semester, and still charge tuition fees and other fees." "If it can be free, it will be good news for students, and students from poor families will no longer face the dilemma of dropping out of school." Both principals agreed that "the state will certainly provide corresponding financial support, without any impact on the school."