Payment Facilities
Exemptible credit for the payment of kindergartens and private schools fees
Date announced
5/14/2020
Date of last update
4/20/2022
Description
Provide parents and guardians with an exempt credit for the payment of education fees of students enrolled in formally constituted kindergartens and private schools, at the levels of initial, preschool, basic primary, basic secondary and secondary education. For people who have ceased payment of their educational fees, and that, on the date of applying they are in arrears of one or more monthly payments corresponding to the 2020 and/or 2021 school year due to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The credit will cover the value in arrears of the school fees (of one and up to six monthly payments) certified by the institution, without exceeding the total limit established (COP $1,200,000) per student, and the exempt percentage is assigned according to the socioeconomic stratum of applicants: for strata 1 and 2, it will be 100%; stratum 3, 90%; and stratum 4, 50% of the credit, upon presentation of the requirements indicated in the line's operating regulations. For strata 5 and 6, it is repayable with interest adjusted to the CPI.
Official Sources
Función pública (05-14-20). 'Decreto Legislativo 662 del 14 de mayo de 2020'. [https://www.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php?i=122580].
Icetex (06-16-21). 'Ya son 136.000 los beneficiados con Plan de Auxilios Educativos Covid-19'. [https://portal.icetex.gov.co/Portal/Home/prensa-icetex/2021/06/16/ya-son-136.000-los-beneficiados-con-plan-de-auxilios-educativos-covid-19].
Icetex (06-01-21). 'Se amplía plan de auxilios educativos Covid-19 a usuarios de ICETEX'. [https://portal.icetex.gov.co/Portal/Home/prensa-icetex/2021/06/01/se-amplia-plan-de-auxilios-educativos-covid19-a-usuarios-de-icetex].
Icetex (05-06-21). '30.795 nuevas familias fueron seleccionadas por el Fondo Solidario para la Educación para financiar el pago de pensión de jardines y colegios privados de sus hijos'. [https://portal.icetex.gov.co/Portal/Home/prensa-icetex/2021/05/06/nuevas-familias-fueron-seleccionadas-por-el-fondo-solidario-para-la-educacion-para-financiar-el-pago-de-pension-en-de-jardines-y-colegios-privados-de-sus-hijos].
Icetex (04-30-21). 'Abierta convocatoria para pago de matrículas a jóvenes colombianos en programas de Educación para el Trabajo'. [https://portal.icetex.gov.co/Portal/Home/prensa-icetex/2021/04/30/abierta-convocatoria-para-pago-de-matriculas-a-jovenes-colombianos-en-programas-de-educacion-para-el-trabajo].
Icetex (s.f.) 'Línea de crédito educativo para el pago de pensiones de jardines y colegios privados Convocatoria 2 - 2021'. [https://portal.icetex.gov.co/Portal/docs/default-source/alianzas-y-fondos/fondos/infografias/infografia-fondo-jardines-colegios-privados-2021.pdf?sfvrsn=4]
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Payment facilities (6)
Sphere
Containment of user spending (5) (7)
Target population
Parents and guardians of students with student school fees in arrears. (1) (3)
Delivery method
Transfer to bank account
Place of delivery
Banks or cashiers
Recipient Registration System
-Innovación: La solicitud se hace mediante la plataforma habilitada [https://solicitudes.icetex.gov.co/solicitudes/ingres.sm]
Legal Framework
Legislative Decree 662 of May 14, 2020
Responsible Institution
Ministry of Education
Colombian Institute of Educational Credit and Technical Studies Abroad (ICETEX)