Private tutoring is becoming a common part of secondary education in the UAE, but intensifying academic pressure is taking a toll on young people’s mental wellbeing, experts say.
Many pupils today are spending long hours outside school in paid-for lessons as parents are eager to make sure their children are well-prepared for examinations.
Regional data, compiled by education researcher Prof Mark Bray and presented at an education conference in Dubai, showed 36 per cent of Grade 8 pupils in the UAE receive private tutoring, sharply to 63 per cent among Grade 12 pupils in Dubai, as pupils prepare for high-stakes exams that shape university access and careers.
Prof Bray, Unesco chair in comparative education at the University of Hong Kong and an expert on what he terms “shadow educatio
Continue Reading on The National UAE
This preview shows approximately 15% of the article. Read the full story on the publisher's website to support quality journalism.