Private schools in Qatar instructed not to demand post-dated cheque from parents
By QLReporter •
Qatar’s Schools Licensing Department has instructed private schools in the country to not demand post-dated cheques from parents for the 2018-19 academic year, reported The Peninsula.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, on its Twitter account, said Private Schools Licensing Director Hamad Al Ghali issued a circular which said private schools should only reserve seats for children without asking for post-dated cheque payment.
Earlier, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, in a bid to make things easier for everyone, had launched an electronic pre-registration system in private schools for the new academic year.
If SEC really want to protect the rights of parents, then they must also regulate the document which the school obligate to sign at the time to enrollment. Currently there is no control over the documents on which these school demand signature.
There are many programs which the school undertake in order to demand money, that must also be regulated by SEC.
Thought must be given to protect the interest to the expat parents by SEC.
These school collect PDC's to reserve the seats which is again non refundable SEC must regulate and get them under uniform framework structure .
Indian school are still way too far in stealing... try British or American schools, they are really amazing when it comes to "Money greed"
akinsamoi: the government is just trying to protect parents from being legally bound and exploited by these schools because they know the nature of these schools and their operators who have very recently flocked to qatar to cash in on the helpless expat parents; insisting on immediate payments is just the school being greedy and i can imagine how these newer schools, especially the Indian ones are operating, with greed and money being the only motives; also, if you had to borrow money for fees, you are either not making enough to maintain a family here or are not setting aside enough for your key cost centers; its all none of my business but the truth is her school expenses are only going to increase much more as she grows older and the schools will milk you even more so you need to factor in all this for the future rather than finding out one fine day that you cant afford her education here and then just sending her back home to continue there; children need stability and routine when they're younger so yeah, that's my main point ...wish you luck with these schools, i hate them...
But this might make things even harder. With post dated cheque, I can pay the bills later but now, schools insist on cash, to be paid immediately. This is what I just experienced when my daughter was offered admission and I had to borrow to pay for seat reservation which I could have settled with post dated cheque
Yes, It is not right at all .......................