New framework to regulate school fees effective next year in Dubai

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai emphasized the importance of education in the UAE and the commitment of UAE’s leadership to improve educational systems. According to the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the goal is to create an innovative educational environment that ensures global competitiveness.

The updated school fees framework in Dubai takes into consideration the interests of students and their parents as beneficiaries of educational services, along with providing an appropriate environment for educational service providers, encouraging them to improve the quality of education in Dubai by creating an integrated mechanism for organizing tuition fees as per educational and economic aspects.

His highness tweeted on his official twitter account: “During the Dubai Executive Council meeting today, we approved a new framework to regulate school fees, put forward by the @KHDA. It takes into account parents’ interests and efforts to obtain education at an acceptable price, while encouraging the advancement of private schools.”

“The new school fees framework will be based on encouraging schools to improve performance & maintain desired quality levels,according to annual inspections and Dubai Statistics Center’s price index for education. No private school will be allowed to raise fees if its rating slips”