Dubai Government Has Made An Important Ruling About School Fees
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A new framework for school fees in Dubai has been announced in a tweet from HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai.
The School Fees Framework regulates school fees and takes into account important factors including parents efforts to ‘obtain education at an acceptable price, while encouraging the advancement of private schools.’
There will be a limit on school fee increases
During the Dubai Executive Council meeting today, we approved a new framework to regulate school fees, put forward by the @KHDA. It takes into account parents’ interests and efforts to obtain education at an acceptable price, while encouraging the advancement of private schools. pic.twitter.com/FeuQwLwRfN
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) March 25, 2019
“Our ultimate goal is to improve the educational system in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, aiming to create a conducive and competitive educational environment.”
HH Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai
If a school’s rating slips, it will not be permitted to raise school fees
Therefore encouraging schools to improve and maintain a high quality of education.
Effective for the academic school year 2019-2020, private schools in Dubai are not likely to have their school fees increased by more than 2.07%, this will be the max amount a school can increase its fees, according to Wam.
The new school fees framework will be based on encouraging schools to improve performance & maintain desired quality levels,according to annual inspections and Dubai Statistics Center’s price index for education. No private school will be allowed to raise fees if its rating slips pic.twitter.com/8iEqodDN4S
— Hamdan bin Mohammed (@HamdanMohammed) March 25, 2019
