They confirmed that there was an increase between 24 and 50%.

Principals of private schools in Sharjah: Students will not be affected by the rise in the cost of books next school year

The increase in book prices is conditional on the approval of the official authorities.

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Principals of private schools reported that the prices of textbooks for the next academic year witnessed an increase of between 24 and 50% on schools, compared to their prices in the previous academic year.

They attributed the increase to the high printing prices and customs fees for books coming from abroad, stressing that students will not be affected by the price difference due to the inability of schools to raise the prices of books on their own, as this requires obtaining a decision of approval from the responsible authorities.

The owner of Victoria International Schools in Sharjah, Amin Al Nizami, said that the prices of books from abroad for the next academic year witnessed an increase of 24% compared to their prices in the last academic year, due to shipping and customs clearance fees.

He stressed not to raise the prices of books on students, because this requires obtaining a decision of approval from the Ministry of Education, or the Sharjah Private Education Authority.

Al-Nizami added that school books represent an important component of the educational process, and students may not resort to other means to compensate for them, pointing to the school's keenness to support students and enable them to obtain advanced education, characterized by full quality, even if it does not achieve the desired return. Financial.

The founder of Al-Shula Private Schools, Ibrahim Baraka, confirmed that the price of textbooks has increased from 30 to 50%, due to printing costs.

Baraka said: “I finally signed the bill for school books for the new year, which amounted to eight million dirhams.

This is a large number compared to the amount allocated to purchase it last year,” adding that “the increase in the price of books will fall on schools alone, and students will not be affected by it.”

The director of Al-Kamal Private School, Fatima Abu Mowais, confirmed that "the ministry has not approved for us increases in the prices of books, but there is an actual increase in schools in books coming from abroad, as well as books in the ministerial curriculum."

And she continued, "We do not have the right to increase the prices of books on students by a penny, because the increase is conditional on the approval of the Sharjah Special Education Authority, which did not happen, so schools bear the price difference."

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