KHDA introduces fees fact sheet for private schools across Dubai

Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has introduced a new resource to provide parents of private school students with comprehensive information about school fees.

The school fees fact sheet is a one-page reference that will includes all fees a school may charge during an academic year. In addition to mandatory tuition fees, the fact sheet will include details of other verified fees that parents could pay during an academic year, such as transportation, extra-curricular activities, school trips and books. It will also include information on discounts and scholarships offered by each school, if applicable.

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Parents will be able to access a fact sheet for every private school in Dubai from each school’s website and the KHDA online directory, Dubai Media Office reported.

During the first phase, the fact sheets will be implemented by schools starting their academic year in April this year, covering parents of more than 81,000 students across 35 schools in Dubai. Schools starting their academic year in September 2022 will get access to the service before the close of the current academic year.

Dr. Abdulla Al Karam, director general of Knowledge and Human Development Authority, said: “Through the School Fees Fact Sheet, parents can understand a school’s complete fee structure at a glance. This will help them make better decisions about their children’s schooling. When there’s transparency on fees, both parents and schools can better focus on children’s growth. We’re grateful to private schools in Dubai for their support in making the fact sheets accessible to their parent communities.”