A new school in Dubai, which is set to open next month, will be waiving Term 1 fees for all new student admissions who register before December 1.
One of 13 new schools to open in Dubai this year, parents who register their child/children at Renaissance School in Sports City over the next two months will receive a huge discount on the school's annual fees, Khaleej Times has learnt.
Set to open on October 1, teaching KG1 to Grade 4 in its opening year, parents registering students in KG1 and KG2 will receive a discount of Dh14,000; for Grades 1 and 2, they will make a saving of Dh16,800; and for Grades 3 and 4, term 1 fees of Dh18,000 will be waived.
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Speaking to Khaleej Times, founding principal, Ms Zetha Nobles said the decision to offer the substantial discount was because the school launch was "accelerated" and the pre-opening period started in June for this September.
"That is extremely tight for a new school. We took the decision to waive the first term's fees because we have only just announced the school opening on Monday, and we know that children have been in school for four weeks already. As a goodwill gesture to parents, we're offering this as we are prepared to accept parents, and build a relationship with them at our cost."
With Monday marking the official announcement that the school will open on October 1, Nobles said "class sizes will be very small in the first year".
"Parents who register now to start school straight away will avail this offer and it will continue until December 1, 2018.
Founding parents will have term 1 fees waived completely so this means their annual fees will be Dh21,000 for KG1 and 2; Dh25,200 for Grades 1 and 2; and Dh27,000 for Grades 3 and 4 in the first year."
According to WhichSchoolAdvisor, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority's (KHDA) approved annual fees at Renaissance School (without the discount in place) is Dh35,000 for KG1 and KG2; Dh42,000 for Grades 1 and 2; and Dh45,000 for Grades 3 and 4.
"The founding fees apply for one year only and they are for the academic year 2018/19," Nobles added.
As per normal school registrations, a fee of Dh500 is to be paid prior to assessment of a student applicant, and an admission fee deposit of Dh3,000 (non-refundable) is required within seven days of the offer (adjustable against the second term's tuition fee).
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