5.18% "outstanding" and 18% "very good". Increasing tuition fees based on the quality of education
68% of private schools in Abu Dhabi offer education between "good" and "acceptable"
Irtiqaa is a comprehensive evaluation system that measures the quality of education in private schools in Abu Dhabi. From the source
The results showed that 68.41% of schools provide education between good and acceptable, while the percentage of distinguished schools reached 5.18% of the total 212 schools operating in the emirate, while the Department confirmed that the "Irtiqaa" program aims to develop the necessary recommendations to develop and improve the performance of schools, with a detailed explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of each school, in addition to launching improvement plans for low schools. Level.
In detail, ADEK explained that the results of the Irtiqaa program for inspection of schools will result in allowing schools to increase their tuition fees for the next academic year 2023/2024, and the decision allows 196 private schools that have been classified between distinguished to poor, to increase their tuition fees for the next year, so that the percentage of the maximum optional increase applied to tuition fees for schools with an outstanding rating is 3.94%, schools with a very good rating of 3.38, and schools with a good rating of 2.81%. , and schools with an acceptable, poor or very poor rating of 2.25%, while no increase in tuition fees will apply for schools other than
Classified, according to the structure of increasing optional tuition fees for private schools for the academic year 2023/2024.
The private schools classification list showed that 5.19% of private schools received a distinguished classification, 17.93% received a very good rating, 39.15% received a good rating, 29.25% received an acceptable rating, and 0.94% received a poor rating, while the percentage of unclassified schools reached 7.54%, where 11 schools received a distinguished classification, 38 schools received a very good classification, 83 schools received a good rating, 62 schools received a good rating, and only two schools received a poor rating, while the department placed 16 schools in the unclassified category.
The Department of Education and Knowledge explained that the "Irtiqaa" program is a comprehensive evaluation system concerned with measuring the quality of education in private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through assessors and inspectors accredited by the Department, who have been trained to inspect and evaluate schools according to international standards followed in this field, and then follow up schools to ensure that they meet these standards.
She pointed out on its official website that to ensure the sustainability of the program and the continuous monitoring of private schools in Abu Dhabi, it is working to activate the program through three main axes, including training citizens working in schools to become school inspectors accredited by the Department of Education and Knowledge, and carrying out periodic monitoring and inspection visits to private schools to ensure their compliance with the program's standards, in addition to providing the necessary support and following up on schools to improve the quality of education.
The Department confirmed that it aims, through the "Irtiqaa" program, to measure the level of performance and quality of private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, develop the necessary recommendations to improve the quality of education, management capabilities and levels of students in schools, motivate school principals and teachers to improve their professional performance and guide them professionally to achieve excellence, motivate and support the school development process in each school to ensure the welfare of students and improve their academic achievements, and secure a safe and healthy study environment for students, in addition to improving the quality and effectiveness of private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in line with ADEK's Strategic Objectives.
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A private school that can increase its tuition fees for next year.