Dubai school inspection report out tomorrow

Parents will have to keep an eye out for their child’s school report card, which will be released by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) tomorrow.

This year, the Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) has inspected 149 private schools in Dubai. The findings of the annual school inspection report will determine how much they will pay for the new academic year 2016-17.

In February, the KHDA had announced that all private schools in Dubai can increase their fees for the new academic year, based on their individual school grade and the Education Cost Index (ECI), which was set at 3.21 per cent.

According to the KHDA fee framework, schools rated 'outstanding' will be allowed to increase fees by 6.42 per cent, which is double the ECI.

'Very good' schools will be eligible for 5.61 per cent, which is 1.75 times the ECI; and, 'Good' schools will be allowed 4.81 per cent, which is 1.5 times the ECI.

The 'acceptable', 'weak' and 'very weak' will be allowed to increase by 3.21 per cent.