on-th-go schools in Bahrain are expensive and overall the allowance we get covers less than 50% of the cost. It is paid in 3 equal terms against receipts. In other words you pay lets say BD1600 per term and get back something like BD650-700. Schools in Bahrain increase their fees annually about 5% however our allowance has not changed the last 20 years. We tried last year to talk to a certain school which is one of the only one's expat kids can go to (ie British curiculum) to give GF kids a discount but they were not interested. Demand is high and fees just continue increasing.
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Snails