Financial cost

Financial cost

Financial Support and costs of education – Lack of financial support means

that children from poor families must do without equipment and miss out

on experiences that would enhance their educational achievement. Cost of items

such as transport, books, uniform, computers places a burden on poor families.

Poor children, therefore, have to make do with poor equipment or lack of

necessities which could result in them being bullied by peers. ​

Working-class families, especially the poorest, miss out on experiences and equipment that would have enhanced their educational achievement. This is often referred to as the 'hidden cost of free schooling'. Children from poorer families find the burden of university fees often too much to deal with…