It has been announced that around 90 per cent of students are not likely to have their fees increased by more than 2.07 percent in the next academic year, 2019 to 2020.
The Dubai Executive Council meeting held on Monday, 25 March, at Emirates Towers reviewed the updated School Fees Framework submitted by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
The meeting was chaired by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council.
The updated framework takes into consideration the interests of parents, students and education service providers, to help improve the overall education quality and regulate school fees.
According to the updated School Fees Framework, if a rating of a private school declines, it will not be allowed to increase the fees, meanwhile, private schools which maintain their ranking will be allowed to increase their fees by the same value of the education cost index, estimated at 2.07 per cent.
As per the quality of education index in Dubai private schools over the past years, about 90 per cent of students are not likely to have their fees increased by more than the value of education cost index estimated at 2.07 per cent, meaning that only up to 10 per cent of students will have their school fees increased by more 2.07.
Accordingly, private schools whose ranking will be improved from Very Good to Outstanding will be allowed to increase their fees by 1.5 times of the education cost index value. Schools whose assessment moves from Good to Very Good will be allowed to increase their fees by 1.75 meanwhile schools which move from Very Weak category to Weak or from Weak to Acceptable will be allowed to increase their fees by double the 2.07 per cent.
The School Fees Framework will come into effect as of the next academic year 2019 to 2020.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council says, “Education is a top government priority. Meeting the growing needs of future labour market requires successive developments in the education sector and developing proactive legislations that ensure enhancing the relationship between educational service providers, students and their families.”
As for the fees for non-educational services, such as school transportation, uniforms and school supplies, the KHDA proposed regulating any increase in these services in coordination with the concerned authorities.