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Parents Unhappy with Pakistani Schools
DUBAI — Children love going to school, say parents of students in Indian schools, according to the parental survey by the emirates education authority.
At the same time, parents of students at Pakistani schools are less positive about the performance of their schools.
A total of 57,910 students attend 23 Indian and Pakistani schools in Dubai with the population at some Indian schools as high as 5000.
Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Director General of Knowledge and Human Development Authority, said parents feedback provided important information about their perception and expectation from the education provider. The questionnaires were sent prior to the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau visit to help inspectors gauge the reaction of parents.
Parents at Indian schools who responded felt that the school took good care of their child and provides necessary facilities for development. Emphasis on children’s health and safety was also felt to be good.
On the other hand, the low standards in Pakistani schools is a matter of concern stated Karam.
“The parental survey shows that parents are concerned for many aspects in Pakistani schools,” he said.
“We see parents are not happy with the schools and the first step is to face the challenge and stop these practices through the inspections,” he said.
Across the three Pakistani schools, around seven out of the 10 lessons observed were unsatisfactory according to the DSIB report. Teachers lack appropriate skills, qualifications and experience. Health and safety arrangements for students were missing and corporal punishment was prevalent. The schools also lack leadership and ineffective professional relationship between school owner and management.
Sobia Imran, whose children study at one of the unsatisfactory Pakistani schools said she has several issues with the quality of education at the school. “There has been no teaching in most of the classes this year,” she said.
“The buses are also crammed and we had approached the school but they did not do anything.”
Imran said she has continued with the school because of its low fee structure.
The KHDA will release the full 20-page report of individual schools on its website on February 18 at 6:30 am.
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