Why is there a huge demand for private tutors in the UAE?

Why is there a huge demand for private tutors in the UAE?

Dubai: The high demand for private tutors is a major talking point in the UAE, with many asking whether students need support classes in addition to school-based learning. Reflective of a trend elsewhere too, students in the UAE across different curricula routinely go in for extra coaching, especially at the secondary or high school level as they approach board examinations. Gulf News spoke to parents, students, schools and tutors to find out why. John Abraham, the father of a Grade 12 student in an Indian curriculum school, said his son was taking extra classes in accountancy, and earlier in Maths, from his own school teachers after school hours twice a week. “I was finding it difficult to cope in class, so I got enrolled into these extra classes,” his son said. “What happens is that in school, the teachers have a set syllabus which they must complete in a set period of time. Students are required to do a lot of work at home and if they don’t do a good job of it, and we as parents can’t always pitch in, private tutoring is the only answer,” said a candid Abraham, adding that he pays Dh500 for each subject