Secondary education to become compulsory in Serbia: Parents who disagree will pay helfty fines

High school in Serbia will be compulsory, and those parents who fail to meet this obligation will be fined up with to 100,000 dinars, says Education Minister Mladen Sarcevic. He adds that the Draft Education Strategy 2030 envisages secondary education to be compulsory in our country.

"When it will officially become compulsory depends on when the Constitution will be changed, because the Constitution states that primary education is compulsory and free, while secondary education is free. Penalties will be faced by those who fail to enroll their children in high school. The Law on the Basics of the Education System provides for penalties for parents who refuse to enroll their child in primary school, and when secondary education becomes compulsory, penalties will be similar. First there will be warnings and then fines ranging from 5,000 to 100,000 dinars," Sarcevic warned.

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The minister also said that work is being done to introduce two-year secondary education for about 40 professions, such as forklift operator and server.

He recalled that 95 percent of children now enroll in high school, and since two-year education cycles are exected to attract students from marginalized groups, there is more work to be done.

"The student dorm network is good, but not 100 percent complete. If a child living in Surdulica wants to go to school in Leskovac, he or she must be given a chance to get accommodation in that city. Also, there is more to be done on organized transport," the minister explained.

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