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You can take it up with the teacher and principal. If necessary, after that you can approach the school governing body.
The school does have a right to hand over unpaid fees to debt collectors if a parent has not applied for a fee exemption.
It is every child’s right to be placed in a school, but the Department of Education cannot force a school to accept a child.
You are in the clear as regards the responsibility for paying.
A school can blacklist you with a credit bureau if you have not applied for fee exemption and have not paid outstanding fees.