Private schools pre-empt the school year to raise fees

Citizens are demanding the need to enter the ministry to develop a specific price

Preempted some private schools in Mecca decision is expected to increase the salaries of teachers Saudis and had raised tuition for next school year by up to 30%, and surprised the schools parents text messages on their mobile phones carries raise tuition fees without prior notice, according to the newspaper "The city ".
Said Abdullah Al-Otaibi and Yasser Saad and Omar Farag The tuition fees at the primary current of up to about six thousand riyals, while the intermediate stage up to nine thousand riyals, and in the secondary stage up to 12 thousand riyals, pointing out that these fees are high.
They added that the private schools took advantage of the large demand for them which made them rush to raise fees, pointing to the need for intervention of the Ministry of Education to set specific fees take into account the head of the family income and educational interest.
For his part, said the source of the management of private education and the General Directorate of Foreign Education in Makkah The determination of tuition fees up to the school community, pointing out that it depends on what the schools offer educational services and additional education for students.