Togo: the State spent CFA1.9bn this year to cover registration fees for national exams

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Tuesday, 03 August 2021 12:38
Togo: the State spent CFA1.9bn this year to cover registration fees for national exams

(Togo First) - The Togolese State spent CFA1.9 billion to cover registration fees for national examinations in 2021-2022. 

The amount corresponds to the registration fees of over 484,755 candidates. The exams covered are the CEPD, BEPC, BAC1, BAC2, and BTS. Others such as the CFA, BT, CQP, BEP, CAP, and DTSA also benefited from the registration fee exemption. 

The measure was part of promises made by President Gnassingbé during the recent presidential campaign.

It aligns with other steps taken to improve the rate of schooling and success in exams. Such steps include School Assur, the exemption of school fees for kindergarten and primary school pupils, and the school canteens project.

In detail, under the school canteen project, 97,000 pupils received warm meals for a total cost of about CFA22 billion. Meanwhile, the rate of schooling in Togo rose by 9.4%, due to School Assur.

As for the fee exemption initiative, for preschool and primary school pupils, it helped Togo record an average increase of 12% in enrollment rates. 

Esaïe Edoh

 

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