Jordanian King Orders Waivers on School Fees

Jordan Times

As thousands of Jordanian children returned to school Sunday, King Abdullah II ordered all public schools to waiver the annual fee.

In Jordan, students are required to pay a certain amount of fees each school year. According to the Jordan Times, it varies from grade to grade. For example, from the first to the sixth, students pay 3.15 Jordan Dollars, while those in grades 7-10 pay JD4.15 and students at the secondary education level pay JD6.15.

King Abdullah made such a decree to help families who often struggle financially in the Hashemite Kingdom.

At the same time, the monarch opened the renovated King Abdullah II School of Excellence in the town of Balqa. The third of its kind, the school is specifically for students who obtain high grades in math, English, science and Arabic.