In China, schools have been creative on how they collect extra
money. Students are required to pay an extra of 200 yuan (SGD39) to
have a seat next to the radiator (heater). Parents who do not pay
this extra money will have their child seated far from the
radiator. One other way of collecting extra money from students and
parents is to ask students to pay up for after school enrichment
classes. Although these payments are optional, there are definitely
reprisal for students who do not pay up. Students might be made to
sit at the back of the classroom, or even risk falling behind
grades.