{"id":109211,"date":"2016-01-17T15:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-01-17T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=109211"},"modified":"2016-01-18T17:06:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T15:06:26","slug":"how-much-it-costs-to-educate-your-child-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/109211\/how-much-it-costs-to-educate-your-child-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to educate your child in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sending your child to private school from grade R to grade 12 in South Africa will cost you around R3.7 million, according to the City Press.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper calculated the figure based on a child who starts school in 2016 and leaves matric in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Stationery, uniform, and boarding costs were included in the figure, with the annual schools fees based on the rates of\u00a0a private school in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The City Press also looked at how much it will cost a parent to send their child to an \u201caverage fee-paying\u201d school, and an \u201cupper-income\u201d former Model C school.<\/p>\n<p>If the learner wants to pursue a tertiary education after school, that\u2019s going to cost a bit more \u2013 with the report stating that a three-year BA degree is priced\u00a0between R190,000 and R470,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/108409\/top-20-most-expensive-schools-in-south-africa\/\">These are the 20 most expensive schools in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How much education costs<\/h3>\n<p>The table below is based on the figures calculated by the City Press \u2013 taking annual school fee increases and other price hikes into account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" style=\"width: 100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Education costs in South Africa<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#e5e5e5\"><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e5e5e5\"><strong>Institution<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#e5e5e5\"><strong>Total cost: Grade R \u2013 Grade 12<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Average fee-paying school<\/td>\n<td><strong>R253,404<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Upper-income former Model C school<\/td>\n<td><strong>R676,306<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Private school<\/td>\n<td><strong>R3,721,293<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#e5e5e5\"><strong>University<\/strong><strong>(3-year BA degree)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Unisa<\/td>\n<td><strong>R189,918<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wits<\/td>\n<td><strong>R360,211<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>UCT<\/td>\n<td><strong>R472,528<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on education<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a 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