The Financing of Education

Education offered by government schools is almost entirely financed by the government. On the other hand, private schools are funded largely from school fees levied on students. In some cases, private school funds may also be supplemented by private donations from individuals and organizations.

With the establishment of local higher education institutions, the government policy on the granting of scholarships abroad is now limited to programmes unavailable in the country. Students are presently sent overseas for courses such as Medicine, Law, Engineering and Architecture. The Scholarship Section of the Ministry of Education is responsible for: special scheme awards; ordinary scheme awards; Royal Brunei Airlines scheme awards; admission from non-government schools to government schools; registration of private students; special privileges for students in government schools.

Allocations for these awards have been carefully devised to meet the national manpower development programme, with priority given to the requirements of national development plans.