BEIJING: The country's educational authorities announced last week that beginning this autumn, students would only have to make a single payment of school fees every school term for compulsory education that covers six years in primary school and three years in junior middle school.
Local educational and pricing departments will set the ceiling for the fees for incidental expenses and books in the region, while schools are not allowed to charge students in other respects.
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