Too many discrepancies exist. Too many inadequacies exist. These cannot be overcome by school fees and should not be the responsibility of parents and teachers. But there must be adequate funding to provide the resources to motivate students and permit them to compete at the highest levels nationally and internationally. The money that government provides allows for merely the basic infrastructure of schooling.
Government funding is insufficient to provide the essential elements of teaching and learning.
Given the current situation the only recourse that our administrators, teachers, and parents have is to subsidize and fundraise at the local level in an effort to provide a basic level of schooling. The bottom line is that unless local funds are found schools cannot function. More and more of the courses offered are not textbook based, thus creating a huge demand for both internet use and massive quantities of photocopying. Government subsidizes the cost of texts but does not subsidize internet access and photocopying. Administrators and teachers should not have to set and collect fees.