DECS ORDER NO. 63, S. 1999

: It prohibits private schools from exacting interest on unpaid tuition fees.
: Only if the interest is expressly stipulated in the enrollment contract.
: It cites public policy favoring priority to education, protection and promotion of citizens’ right to quality education, and making education accessible to all.
: Yes. The Order allows interest only if expressly stipulated in the enrollment contract.
: No interest shall be exacted on unpaid tuition fees by the private school.
: A clause that expressly stipulates that interest will be charged on unpaid tuition fees.
: The Order is framed as a general rule for strict compliance by private schools, not limited to those merely reported.
: It takes effect immediately.
: It was signed by Andrew Gonzalez, FSC, the Secretary.
: It should be considered contrary to the Order’s rule and disallowed because interest may not be exacted unless expressly stipulated in the enrollment contract.
: They can invoke that DECS Order No. 63 prohibits interest on unpaid tuition fees unless expressly stipulated in the enrollment contract, and that the school’s practice violates public policy and the Order.
: It states that exacting interest on unpaid tuition fees is contrary to public policy.
: It directs immediate dissemination and states “For immediate dissemination” as part of the Order.
: The enrollment contract must expressly stipulate the imposition of interest on unpaid tuition fees.