Online classes was attended by 97 percent of grade 12 students on Monday, the second day of the launch of the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year by the Ministry of Education for 12th graders at public and Arabic private schools, said Al Jarida daily.
Many educational directors praised the high attendance number as a ‘huge success’ for the e-learning experiment; the first real experience organized by the Education Ministry to promote learning exclusively through online means.
On the other hand, many expatriates have registered and enrolled their children in schools from their native countries to avoid paying large tuition fees in Kuwait and other expenses. This is also to reduce their expenses as many of them face financial difficulties due to the coronavirus measures, reports Al-Anba.
They are of the opinion that it is unreasonable to pay full tuition fees in Kuwait as their children will not have access to other onsite school facilities related to sporting, social and cultural activities, as the entire education system has shifted online.
The daily reports that the tuition fees for private Arabic schools in their countries do not exceed KD 50, while registration fees in foreign schools amount to approximately KD 200.
As long as distance education continues online due to anti coronavirus measures, parents will seek alternative arrangements to educate their kids.
The daily reports that this sudden trend of parents enrolling their children in the schools of their countries or schools in any other Arab countries will attract a positive impact, and the only losers are the owners of private schools which will lose a significant number of students as they opt to register in other schools that are significantly cheaper compared to the schools in Kuwait.
