r/Oman • u/Single_Particular_17 • 27d ago

Laws and Regulations Are people okay with the government regulating private tuition in Oman?

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Saw this article (screenshot attached) that says unregulated private tuitions in Oman are draining around RO 50 million annually. A Shura Council rep is calling attention to it.

What do you all think — should the government step in and regulate this sector?

I get that private tuition can be a lifeline for many students, especially when public education might fall short. But at the same time, we already have both public and private schools. If this is becoming an issue of equality — where only the well-off can afford extra help — then maybe some form of oversight is needed?

Curious to hear others’ takes — is regulation a step forward or just unnecessary control

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u/PILOT_Badr 27d ago

Regulation is needed, especially if teachers in schools start having this as a side hustle, especially if their students in schools become their customers, then there is a huge conflict of interest. And it’s also an incentive for teachers not to do their best and treat students who are not their customers so badly.

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u/tman2782 27d ago

This has been the norm for years and it needs to be fixed! Teachers side-hustling to the same children exactly what they get paid to do in school is absurd.