Parents say they have spent more than they did a year ago to cover their children’s needs at the start of the new school year. These expenses cover such things as textbooks, exercise books, writing and maths equipment, uniforms and non-optional payments such as insurance, tuition fees, boarding or lodgings. On average, parents of schoolchildren paid out 1120 zloty at the start of this school year, an average rise of 69 zloty on last year (107% of last year’s expenditure).

At the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year there was a drop, compared to last year, in parents’ interest in paid extra-curricular activities for their children. This may be connected to the declared rise in expenditure on their children’s school needs.

More on this subject in the CBOS report.