School costs ‘a burden for most Indian parent
Fosa-Qatar officials announce the results of the survey yesterday
Parents are evenly divided on the issue of tuition fees charged by Indian expatriate schools in Qatar, a survey carried out by the local chapter of a Kerala college’s alumni forum revealed.
Announcing the results yesterday, the Farooq College Old Students Association (Fosa-Qatar) office-bearers said 1,150 people had taken part in the survey. Since several responses were received after the 1.30pm deadline ended yesterday these could not be considered, they added.
On teacher-student relations, only 7% felt it was very good, 32% felt it was good, 45% said it was satisfactory and 15% was of the opinion it was poor.
The survey revealed that 32% parents felt educating children in Qatar was a financial burden, while 35% felt otherwise. It found 33% was of the opinion that it was a burden “some times”.
While 57% of those who responded felt students were not getting adequate opportunities for extra-curricular activities, 28% differed.
While 32% was not satisfied with the quality of education at the schools, 44% were “somewhat” satisfied. Only 24% were entirely satisfied.
Regarding teachers’ performance, 29% said it was good with 49% stating it was satisfactory. While 5% of the respondent felt teachers’ performance was “very good”, 17% said it was “bad”.
While 53% of respondents felt children of expatriates had problems adjusting to life in India, only 14% felt otherwise. The remaining 33% said there could be “some” difficulty.
While about 50% felt that education is focused too much on studies, and less on extra-curricular activities, only 29% thought there was a balance between extra-curricular activities and studies. The other 21% felt there was no balance at all.
Regarding career-guidance, 18% parents felt children benefited from schools while 42% thought otherwise, 40% did not respond.
On the policies and attitudes of school managements, 21% felt it was okay while 43% said they were not happy, 36% failed to express their opinion.
On the transportation facilities provided by schools, 21% felt it was good, while 47% said it was satisfactory with 22% stating it was poor. The other 10% did not respond.
While 39% of parents felt the quality of food and hygiene at school canteens were satisfactory, 11% said it was good. While 23% said it was poor, the remaining 27% did not comment.
Among the respondents, 30% felt the performance of parent-teacher associations (PTA) was satisfactory while 13% said it was good. Nearly one-third (31%) of parents rated PTA performance as poor and 26% considered PTAs as inactive.
The survey was conducted as part of the 20th anniversary of the alumni.
Publish Date: Thursday,29 October, 2009, at 01:11 AM Doha Time
i assume that you are a parent and you definitely care about your children...
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A. being in newspaper all the time doesnot necessarily picture the actual situation. we all know media is always used as publicity stunt. First off, relating to your point D, education system with tutions are so crammed on that there is no motivation for taking part in sports. The kind of exposure and enthusiasm on children are not seen when it comes to sports unless maybe parents like you are motivational factor for children.
C. again, the tight education schedule and tutions make these school pupils devoid of social life, which makes it difficult for pupils to interact with different characters. they are mostly not able to differentiate right or wrong based on their perception.
D. please see A
first hand info.... :-)
Hey Jack!
I have to comment on point A & D
A. I feel the extra-curricular actvities are good but they still lack the feel of actual fun. I mean, there should be a forum to just have fun and forget that everything is competition! The children should be exposed to understanding that there are other facets of extra-curricular activities than quizzes & simalr competitions. (I guess arts is okie, there should be fun team sports & team excercises)
D. And oh..boy..yup its all too focused on education. Which is good, but there needs to be a healthy balance. But I have to tell you one thing, a person getting outta the Indian education system at the end of schooling will know almost anything and everything about all the things!!! lol...
Yea..just my comment..
Peace...:)
Lol. Jack - it sthe Feroke college Old students association. I had received a survey form to fill online too.
May be its just their members who have participated n the survey. credible eh? lol
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Who are these FOSA guys?
Never heard of these guys.
1. Where is their website?
2. The answers were regarding which school? - do they have that data?
3. How credible is their data?
The survey revealed that 32% parents felt educating children in Qatar was a financial burden, while 35% felt otherwise. It found 33% was of the opinion that it was a burden “some times”.-----Compared to WHAT?
Some Points that I noted
A."While 57% of those who responded felt students were not getting adequate opportunities for extra-curricular activities, 28% differed"......MES/Birla/DPS/etc are always in Newspapers about some or other extracurricular activities.
B. While 32% was not satisfied with the quality of education at the schools, 44% were “somewhat” satisfied. Only 24% were entirely satisfied.....in comparison to what?
C. While 53% of respondents felt children of expatriates had problems adjusting to life in India??!!??.....So?
D. "While about 50% felt that education is focused too much on studies".....total bullshit...see A
E. "Regarding career-guidance, 18% parents felt children benefited from schools while 42% thought otherwise, 40% did not respond"......doesnt apply as almost all Expats go back home for better & much cheaper Higher Education.