The Department of Education and Knowledge sent a circular to the private schools operating in the emirate, in which the groups of the families of the affected students were directly identified and do not have the ability to pay the school fees as a result of the repercussions of the emerging Corona Virus (Covid 19), and the conditions for entitlement to financial support to pay the installments.
The department clarified that the conditions for entitlement to financial support include five categories of students with students whose jobs have been directly affected as a result of the consequences of the virus, including losing a job, obtaining leave without pay, or temporarily or permanently reducing salary, in addition to defaulting or collecting debts and payments, in addition to Income of relatives of self-employed students was directly affected by the consequences of the emerging Corona virus, to the extent that they were unable to pay the fees.
The department asked the families of students affected by the effects of Corona to provide a number of documents proving that they were affected by the repercussions of the current situation, which included a certificate for those who are interested in the matter from the workplace explaining the current status of the employee «termination of the contract, or leave without pay, or salary reduction», and a copy of the contract The rate sent to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, in addition to a bank account statement for the period from January to March last, “for the bank account in which the ranks are deposited.”
The required documents, from students with private business owners, included submitting a certificate of registration of commercial activity in the VAT system, statements of statements and financial statements for the year 2019, and bank statements of institutions during the period from January to last March.
For its part, the Community Contribution Authority "Ma'an" announced that it would provide the necessary support to parents of private school students in Abu Dhabi affected by the current health and economic conditions through its "Together We Are Okay" program, in partnership with the Department of Education and Knowledge.
The authority indicated that the support includes paying school fees or obtaining laptops or tablets, noting that the families of students who need support can call the toll-free hotline at (800-3088) or via the website (http://togetherwearegood.ae). ), Given that the deadline for receiving applications is April 23.