6 in 10 UAE schools won’t offer more discounts: Poll

6 in 10 UAE schools won’t offer more discounts: Poll

More than half of UAE schools not planning to offer additional discounts for new academic year: Poll. Parents found the shift to online learning challenging, with 35 per cent of them indicating it to be "difficult" or "very difficult", the survey said.. Nearly 61 per cent of schools in the UAE are not planning to offer further discounts on tuition fees in the upcoming academic year (2020-21).. The survey, conducted with education operators and investors in the country, gives a perspective on online learning, the challenges they are facing, and their outlook for the academic year 2020-21.. Fifty-eight per cent of UAE schools have made full or partial refunds for all pre-paid fees (non-tuition) for the current term, it said.�. The findings also reveal that 38 per cent of the schools polled are adjusting the refunds against current and future terms' fees.. About a quarter - or 23 per cent - of the respondents have apparently not offered any discounts on tuition fees.. The remaining segment is offering other facilities to parents, like support-based installments, graded discounts, and the option of monthly payments.. The study also highlighted that nearly all the teaching and support staff found the transition to online