Dubai: The Dubai government is drawing up a comprehensive strategy to govern the education sector in the emirate, Gulf News has learnt.
The strategy, being prepared by the Executive Council, will focus on schools — kindergarten to grade 12.
The strategy will be developed after consultation with stakeholders in education, including teachers and parents, through surveys, according to an email from the Dubai Statistics Centre sent to parents yesterday.
Confidential details
The details entered in the survey, which takes about 20 minutes to finish, are confidential.
All data is stored in a password-protected electronic format to protect confidentiality.
The survey asks for details such as the number of school-going children, the grades they attend, the curriculum, and amount spent on tuition fees, in addition to details about the parent such as nationality, years of stay in the UAE, monthly household income and educational background.
