FINANCING
In 2004, costs for general education from the budget of public sector received 5557 million crones (4,5% NGP) and vocational education 645 million crones (0,47% NGP). Financing of educational institutions depends on the ownership of the institution. There are state, municipal and private education institutions.
All the expenses of state schools are covered from the state budget. Most of special schools are state-owned.
Municipal education institutions (pre-school child care institutions and schools) are financed from the state and from local budgets. In addition, revenue from foundations, donations and income received from paid services etc. may be considered both in the case of state and of municipal schools.
Expenses of the private education institution are covered by the manager and in determined cases, by state. Expenses related to pre-school child care institution teachers' in-service training are covered from the state budget as well school teachers' salaries and the expenses related to acquisition of textbooks in both education institutions.
Pre-school childcare institutions are mostly municipally owned and they are financed from a local budget, parents shall pay also the participation fee. Expenses related to pre-school child care institution teachers' in-service training are covered from the state budget 90% of schools are municipally owned, 5% are state schools and 5% private schools. Teachers' salaries and the expenses related to acquisition of textbooks a covered from the state budget in all schools. The manager of the school covers the operating expenses (management expenses, staff expenditure, except teachers, the acquisition cost of teaching aids, except the cost of obtaining textbooks).
Also expenses related to the boarding school facilities created at the school are covered from the state budget. Classes for pupils who have behavioural problems, for children with health disorders and pupils with special needs, preparatory groups for pre-primary children, prolonged day groups and remedial groups are formed in the school with the consent of the rural municipality or city government, and special coefficients are applied in their financing according to the special need of the pupils.
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