Shanghai will implement new pricing standards for school uniforms

Yesterday, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the Municipal Price Bureau, and the Municipal Bureau of Finance issued the “Circular Concerning Further Implementation of Service Charges for Schools and Senior High School Offices for Compulsory Education in this Municipality”, and adjusted the pricing standards for student uniform fees. Primary schools and junior high schools went from each Each set of 150 yuan is adjusted to 300 yuan, and from high school 250 yuan to 300 yuan. The new standard will be implemented from the autumn semester of the 2013 academic year.

The occurrence of "toxic school uniforms" incident raised the issue of too low pricing for school uniforms. The reporter learned that according to the pricing of the previous school uniforms, the number of high school school uniforms should not exceed 250 yuan per set; for compulsory schooling schools, each set should not exceed 150 yuan. "The school uniform has a lot of price restrictions, so the choice is very limited. Because the profits are too low, many garment manufacturers are reluctant to do school uniforms, and manufacturers willing to do so will not rule out the phenomenon of cutting corners." A central city school principal said.

According to the newly announced service charges and charges for student service agencies in Shanghai's newly-announced schools for high school and compulsory education, the uniform cost of students was adjusted to 300 yuan per set, which was an increase of 50 yuan and 150 yuan respectively. Following the principle of voluntary purchases by students and clearing accounts according to facts, many parents and schools stated that this will be conducive to the improvement of the quality of school uniforms and reduce the situation of manufacturers cutting corners.

It is understood that there are 5 service charge items for charge of charge in the compulsory education stage of this Municipality. The service charge items for high school charge d'affaires include 14 types of teaching, collection, and life.

The Municipal Education Commission stated that the fees charged by schools for service agents charged by students must adhere to the principle of voluntariness and non-profitability of students. Except for the permitted service charge items and fee rates, the school shall not charge any other fees. Schools should strictly implement the education fee publicity system. Agent service fees should be informed in advance of the student's parents. No fees may be charged without written notification or if the student's parents did not choose voluntarily.

The service items of the private schools are independently selected by the schools within the city's toll collection projects. The charging standards are determined by the school according to the actual situation and reported to the district's education and price departments before being included in the enrollment brochures.

In addition, Yesterday, the Municipal Education Commission, the Municipal Price Bureau, and the Municipal Bureau of Finance also issued the “Notice on Further Implementing Matters Relating to the Management of Service Charges for Kindergarten Agents in this Municipality”, and determined that the service charge items for kindergartens in this Municipality include conservation, There are nine categories of education and other categories.

Among them, the curriculum supporting standard materials fees and extracurricular activities fees will be settled at the end of the semester, and the kindergarten will issue a list of the use of money to the parents of the children. Meals, snacks, and delayed service fees are settled on a monthly basis. Service charges for other agencies should be charged immediately and in real time. According to the actual settlement, mandatory service or non-service is strictly prohibited.