The Education Ministry announced on Wednesday that it will be shutting down three international schools, and warning 28 others against violations. Six international schools have also been placed temporarily under the ministry's financial and administrative control due to violations. The ministry's control will be lifted after violations are satisfactorily addressed.
"Private [schools] are a key pillar of education. The ministry always works on encouraging investment in the education sector and strongly supports this trend," a statement by Education Minister al-Hilaly Sherbini read.
The ministry shut down or placed under control a number of schools upon investigation into repeated complaints filed by the parents of students, the statement added.
Twenty-eight international schools have been given warnings due to illegal increases in fees, receiving fees in US dollars, increasing the number of students in classes against regulations and not obtaining work permits for foreign employees prior to employing them at the schools, according to the minister's statement.
