More than 100 schools in the Eastern Province have achieved full nationalization, announced sources at the Department of Private Education in the Eastern Province.

Several schools also claimed a lower employee turnover compared with previous years.

“Our goals were aligned with the objectives set out by the Labor Ministry and the Human Resource Development Fund (HADAF),” said one source. “Indicators show that more women are willing to enter the workforce thanks to higher salaries and more lucrative incentive packages.”

“The door for employment is still wide open at many private schools”, Abdullah Al-Oumi, a private education supervisor at the department, told a local newspaper.

“Many private schools that are situated in buildings still suffer a lack of services to compensate for the high salaries given to staff,” he said. “We do, however, have plans to improve services during the summer vacation.” “Schools are obliged to improve their services after many increased their tuition fees,” he said.

Many female headmistresses and owners recently lamented the limited resources provided for maintaining their school premises and the halting of subsidies more than two years ago.