ranged between 10% and 30%
Private schools attract new students with 4 types of discounts
Increasing the number of schools and raising the level of education in most of them reduced the differences and increased competition.
Emirates today
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Private schools in Abu Dhabi intensified their advertisements on social media and via text messages, to attract new students, by offering four forms of discounts, including the sibling discount, exemption from registration fees for new students and transfers from other schools, the discount for outstanding students, in addition to the early payment discount.
"Emirates Today" monitored that private schools teaching foreign and Arab curricula offered a series of discounts to attract new students, and the discount rates ranged between 10% and 30% depending on the grades and age of the school, as the rates of discounts increased in the higher educational classes, and in the recently opened schools, Including branches of the same school.
"Emirates Today" monitored the offering of private schools with a discount of between 10 and 20% for students who transferred to them, who obtained an average of 95% or above in the last three academic years, while new private schools offered discount rates ranging between 15% and 30% for new students and those registered in them as well. Because there are vacancies in most classes.
Many schools have also provided discounts for outstanding students enrolled in or transferring to them, provided that a grade point average of no less than 95% in the last two or three years is maintained, in addition to exempting new students transferring from other schools from registration fees.
Teachers and administrators in private schools (Imad Samir, Hisham Tawfiq, Naira Ahmed, Ola Magdy and Nayla Fawzy) attributed the resort of many schools to offering discounts in recent years to the increase in the number of schools and the high level of education in most of them, which reduced the differences and increased competition. , pointing out that there are a number of criteria that determine the students’ choices for their children’s schools, foremost among which is the value of fees, the level of education, school building equipment, and the activities provided by the school. Preference criteria when choosing schools.
They pointed out that the competition is no longer between private schools and some of them only, as the Educational Partnerships Schools initiative has become a strong competitor to private schools, given that it offers the American curriculum, and is run by reputable and efficient educational institutions.
It has attracted a segment of citizen students who were heading for private education, due to its efficiency and high level of education, in addition to the fact that it is free.
The students’ parents, (Mahmoud Abdel Nasser, Mohamed Abdel Hamid, Raja Fayez, Noura Khalifa, and Manal Saad), stated that the decision to choose their children’s schools is related to a number of factors, including the curriculum in the first place, and then the tuition fees are compared between schools that offer the same curriculum for selection fees. At least, the teachers' nationality is also included in the selection process. It is preferable that the teachers' nationality be from English-speaking countries, if the school teaches the American or British curriculum.
They pointed out that “school discount announcements are not all real. Some schools, when communicating with them and visiting them to register, discover that the students’ parents discover that the percentage of the announced discount is on the first installment only and not on the total fees, in addition to that some schools that offer a discount on fees are greatly exaggerated, Where the fees for a child in KG1 exceed 40,000 dirhams per year, in addition to school uniforms, books and transportation.”
On the other hand, the Department of Education and Knowledge indicated that the general organizational structure of private schools, which offer the same curriculum, is somewhat similar, except that it may differ in joint activities, facilities, fees, and teaching methods.
She called on students’ families, when choosing a school for their children, to take into account a number of criteria, including the type of educational curriculum, the school’s method of teaching and education, the degree of school evaluation according to the “Irtiqaa” program for evaluating private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, tuition fees, and whether there are additional costs such as The fees for books or buses, the educational level that the school may require, the requirements that must be met in the event that the student moves from another school or country to this school, the measures taken by the school regarding the development of the Arabic language, and extra-curricular activities.
School selection criteria
The Department of Education and Knowledge confirmed that there are 14 educational curricula in private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, noting that knowing the different educational curricula is an important step towards making an informed decision regarding the selection of children's schools.
She explained that the curriculum will determine the course of the student's learning experience, values and associated qualifications, as well as the academic activities and daily co-curricular activities in which the student is expected to participate.
It also helps the student in planning and preparing for his academic and professional future.
In the "Parents' Guide to the Educational Curriculum in Abu Dhabi", the department stressed the need to take into account the student's academic history when making a decision to transfer from one curriculum to another, as it must be taken into account how easy this transition is for him.
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An educational curriculum provided by private schools in Abu Dhabi.
“Schools have provided discounts for outstanding students on the condition that they maintain an average of at least 95% in the last 3 years.”
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