Her grades are not counted in the formative or final exams
Private schools in Abu Dhabi require students to take 3 tests, the fees of which are 315 dirhams
"Education and Knowledge" has set 105 dirhams as a fee for each test.
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Private schools in Abu Dhabi have informed students’ families that their children registered in grades three to nine must undergo the IBT2021 international benchmarking tests in three subjects, based on the unified assessment policy issued by the Department of Education and Knowledge. The formative or final school asked them to pay 315 dirhams of examination fees for each student.
In detail, "Emirates Today" received complaints from students about the imposition of additional fees unrelated to the established school fees, announced before the start of the current academic year, wondering about the reasons for charging them with additional financial burdens beyond their capabilities, demanding schools to bear these fees, especially since they To measure the level of education in the school.
Students in different classes, Wael Salah, Ahmed Moussa, Manar Yousry, and Alia Al-Shamas, said that they paid the fees announced by the school, in addition to the fees for uniforms and books whose prices increase annually unjustified, noting that the school returned and informed them of the need to pay International exam fees were not previously announced.
They stressed that the schools informed them of the necessity of subjecting students to tests, and not participating will not exempt them from paying examination fees, as they will be added to the fees for the next semester, noting that these tests measure the level of education, so schools must bear them, not students, especially as they pay full tuition fees and Their right to a good level of education, and such tests measure the level of schools in the first place.
They questioned the feasibility of these tests, especially that they will be remotely and will be performed from home, which loses seriousness and equal opportunities among students, noting that the tests organized by remote schools were undertaken by the students’ parents with their children, expecting the intervention of parents and their children in solving the test, which leads to to the occurrence of an inaccurate measurement of the level of education.
They indicated that they incur tuition fees, school bus fees, book fees, and others for school events and activities, which constitutes a huge burden on middle-income families, and puts them in a disabling position.
For its part, private schools sent letters to the students’ families, confirming that, in accordance with the unified assessment policy issued by the Department of Education and Knowledge, it was decided to adopt and apply the International Standard Test (IBT2021) for all students in the third to ninth grades, as a standardized assessment, noting that the measurement test It is considered an accredited international study implemented by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), and it is held annually in three compulsory subjects “Arabic language, mathematics and science”, within a specific time schedule, and the score obtained by the student in these tests is not counted from his score in the school’s tests formative or final.
On the other hand, the Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed in its response to “Emirates Today” that the approved fees for assessment tests must be paid, which is 105 dirhams per test for each student, as participation in these tests is mandatory for students from the third to the ninth grade in the specified schools, and based on According to the approved curriculum, the payment of examination fees is mandatory.
The department explained that the schools participating in these exams are determined according to the standardized evaluation tests policy approved in the department, and all schools must perform specific evaluation tests for them during the current academic year, based on the approved curricula in them, stressing that these exams are considered mandatory, and therefore must be paid own costs.
Detailed Performance Report
The schools demanded the students’ parents to pay the assessment test fees at the rate of 105 dirhams for each subject, pointing out that the score obtained by the student in the international assessment test is not counted from his score in the formative or final school tests, and the student will receive a detailed performance report after submitting the test, which includes information Accurate on levels of performance and competency and standard comparisons at the school level, the state level and the Middle East level, in addition to obtaining an accredited and certified certificate from the Australian Council for Research and Education in different categories according to his level of performance in each subject.
• Parents who considered international benchmarking tests additional financial burdens, and not important for students.
• “Education and Knowledge”: The tests are mandatory, and the costs for them must be paid.
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