Most absurd items on 2025 school stationery lists
Updated | By Breakfast with Martin Bester
South African parents have shared the most absurd items on their children's 2025 school stationery lists.
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The new school year is in full swing, and parents are feeling the financial pressure of back-to-school stationery expenses.
'Breakfast with Martin Bester' discussed some of the absurd items spotted on social media that schools have included on these lists.
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Parents expressed frustration not only over the inclusion of these items but also the overall cost of sending a child back to school.
In addition to the usual stationery items, many lists also included an excessive amount of cleaning supplies, tissues, two-ply toilet paper, air freshener, hand wash, and refuse bags.
As one listener pointed out, a lot of schools also asked parents to buy specific brands of these items.
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Online, parents shared examples of back-to-school list items that left them in disbelief.
It’s bad bad 😭 pic.twitter.com/dZmjKtnMoo
— Rain_Queen (@Pula_Rain) January 3, 2025
Looking at the Stationery list
— Lebohang Phokela (@LeboPhokela) January 4, 2025
Which one of the items are you definitely leaving out?
The last item on this list should be taken from the fees #BackToSchool pic.twitter.com/JYvGNw2O06
The requirements for Stationery in Gauteng government schools is unbelievable.
— Thulani Manqele (@ThulaniManqele1) January 7, 2025
A Grade 1 stationery list, among other ludicrous requirements such as 4 tins of Airfreshner must bring 4 Red Pens. What do the Grade 1's use red pens for? Hhay bo!!
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