Education is a costly exercise but it is even more costly for a child not to have an education.

Thus Education Minister Filipe Bole urges parents and guardians to priorities their obligations and place children's education at the fore. He said all other commitments should be attended to after children's educational expenses are settled.

Bole also said people must know that education is not only the responsibility of the government but for everyone particularly the parents and guardians.

He said the government is providing transport assistance for student's whose parents' joint income is less than $15,000, free textbooks to be completed by 2011, the provision of tuition fees through grants and scholarships and building schools in education-disadvantaged areas.

These areas have been highlighted as a number of queries have been raised from the public, about what other assistance the government is providing.

Bole said they are doing their best in sending every child to school however he reminds everyone that education is a cost sharing business between the users meaning the parents, students and the provider, which is the government.