School & Education Costs
Relief from school costs — fee exemption under the statutory formula, no-fee schools, school meals and scholar transport.
Also searched as: school, school fees, fees, exemption, education, learner.
Guides on school & education costs
Frequently asked questions
I get NSFAS but my allowances don't cover food. Can I get both?
No — the rules treat NSFAS funding as financial support, so you cannot hold both. If your NSFAS funding genuinely ends, you can apply for SRD from the following month.
Being written
- School fee exemption calculator (Tools — phase 3)
- School fee exemption: the formula that sets fees to zero (Basic needs — phase 3)
- School refused your fee exemption (Basic needs — phase 3)
- No-fee schools (quintiles 1–3) (Basic needs — phase 3)
- School nutrition programme (Basic needs — phase 3)
- Scholar transport (Basic needs — phase 3)