Private schools in Abu Dhabi have announced the continuation of student enrollment, offering tuition cuts of up to 60% to encourage parents to enroll their children. Teachers and administrators attribute this to the increase in the number of private schools in the last four years, which is in the interest of Students and the educational process, asking parents to choose schools based on academic level, and not be dragged behind the discounts.

Statistics indicate that the number of schools in the academic year 2015/2016, 186 schools provide about 250 thousand seats, and enrolled 236 thousand students, and in the academic year 2016/2017, the number of private schools 191 schools, providing 274 thousand seats and The number of students reached 241 thousand students, while the number of schools during the academic year 2018-2019, to 198 schools provide 295 thousand seats, registered 251 thousand students, while the Department of Education and Knowledge that the number of students enrolled in private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi 283 1,798 students by 2020/2021

The UAE Today sponsored ads on the social networking site Facebook for private schools in Abu Dhabi, indicating the availability of vacant seats, and continued enrollment of students in classrooms. The Department of Education and Knowledge Department statistics show that there are 44.2 thousand vacant seats in schools, with the capacity of private schools in Abu Dhabi 295.3 thousand seats, while the number of students enrolled 251.1 thousand students.

Dozens of private schools in Abu Dhabi commented on the facades of "open registration" banners, in addition to the spread of advertisements confirming the continued acceptance of students from all grades and fees of medium and acceptable.

A private school in Abu Dhabi, through a funded advertisement on Facebook, announced discounts on tuition fees for students up to 60%, and called on parents to accelerate enrollment, and another school in Al Ain announced the continuation of registration for the academic year 2019-2020 All stages of study, the American curriculum and the Ministry of Education curriculum, indicating a discount for brothers and outstanding by 10%.

The private school offered 100 scholarships, the value of one grant up to 2000 dirhams, depending on the stage of study, on the occasion of the Year of Tolerance, as part of its endeavor to reduce the financial burdens on the people after the summer season associated with holidays and travel, During the visit to the school, and submit an application and pass the entrance exams for new students, while more than one school announced a discount of 10% for new students, with the extension of the time period for the payment of the first installment of tuition fees until the end of next November, registration ads included discounts for kindergarten students by 10% Up to 15%, In case students enroll in higher grades.

A number of teachers and administrators in private schools, including Nizar Ahmed, Issam Sharafi, Maitha Abdullah, Lubna Saleh, Mohammed Hamed, and Walaa Bashar, attributed the failure to close registration in most schools due to the increase in the number of private schools and the absorptive capacity, during the last four years, by Higher than the increase in student numbers, resulting in vacant seats in most schools.

They stressed that increasing the number of schools and school seats is in the interest of the student and the educational process, where the base of choice for parents expands, which entails the survival of the best schools academically and educationally, and called on parents of students to choose their children's schools based on the academic level, and do not coordinate behind discounts, so as to preserve Rather than speeding up their children's enrollment in schools that offer financial discounts, yet their educational outcomes are weak and not equal to the fees paid.

The data showed the capacity of private schools in Abu Dhabi, and the numbers of enrollment in private schools in Abu Dhabi until the last academic year, that the total seats in the American curriculum schools are 84 thousand and 500 seats, and registered 70 thousand students, while the British curriculum schools 72 thousand The Indian curriculum schools have 48,500 seats, 44,800 students are enrolled in the curriculum, the Ministry of Education curriculum schools have 55,200 seats, and 46,500 students are enrolled in the curriculum. There are 1,800 students in addition to 19 other schools 1,800 seats and enrolled 16 thousand 600 students

The data «issued by the Department of Education and Knowledge», that the number of seats in the schools with very high fees, 31.1 thousand seats and registered 20.2 thousand students, while the number of seats in the schools with high fees 61.1 thousand seats, and registered 47.8 The number of seats for middle school fees is 54.9 thousand seats and 50.7 thousand students are registered, the number of low-fee school seats is 84.6 thousand seats and 69.5 thousand students are registered, in addition to 60.9 thousand seats in schools with very low fees, and registered 60.9 thousand. Student.

Registration requirements

The Department of Education and Knowledge said that it adopts specific requirements for the registration of students in private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, noting that all students, regardless of race or gender, are entitled to apply for registration in any private school, and to allow parents to visit the school before registration.

The Department stressed that schools are obliged to re-enroll existing students for the following school year, if the guardian wishes, and unless there is a behavioral problem justifying the lack of admission, and stressed that schools are also obliged to accept students with chronic health conditions and provide them with the necessary support.

Students in kindergarten (kindergarten 1 and kindergarten) are admitted without interviews or tests, while the school may interview students in compulsory education (1st to 12th grade) and conduct placement tests to provide appropriate educational support. For the purpose of acceptance or rejection.

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A vacant seat with low fees.

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A school in Abu Dhabi with 295,000 seats and 251,000 students.