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13April2020/19Syaaban1441HMYI20/EDU20/P007AssalamualaikumWr.Wb.
DearParent/GuardianofaLIVEstudents,
50%WAIVEROFaLIVESCHOOLFEESFORTWOMONTHS
Mayyouandyourfamilybeinthebestofhealth.
2Asannouncedinthemedia,inlightoftheeconomicimpactoftheCOVID-19situationwhichhascausedfinancialchallengesformanySingaporeans,MajlisUgamaIslamSingapura(MUIS)willbesupportingmosquestoprovidea50%feewaiverfortwomonthsforeachaLIVEmosquemadrasahstudent.The50%feewaiverappliestothemonthlyfeesforMarchandApril2020.
3IfyouhavealreadymadetheschoolfeepaymentforMarch,April2020orsubsequentmonths,the50%waiverfortwomonthsfeeswillbeusedtooffsetthefeesfortheothersubsequentmonthsthatyouhaveyettomakepaymentfor.
4We hope that this partial fee waiver will help ease your financial responsibilities whilstensuring that your child/ children continue to receive Islamic education and support fromasatizahatthemosques.
5Youarealsogiventheoptiontooptoutofthefeewaiverandconsidertheadditionalamountpaidasadonationtothemosque.Pleasefillouttheformonwww.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaivertoindicateyourdecisiontodonatethefeewaivertothemosqueinstead,andmayAllah(swt)rewardyourgenerouscontributions.
6WewillcontinuetoofferaLIVElearningviatheHome-BasedLearningpackagedevelopedbyasatizah and ismade available onwww.go.gov.sg/alivehomelearning. Asatizahwill also becontactingstudents/parents to support students’ learningduring thisperiod. In theonlineform is also a survey for us to hear your feedback on your child’s Home-Based Learningexperiencesofar.Welookforwardtohearingfromyouaswecontinuetoimproveouronlineplatformsandresources.
7Wedu’aforthehealthandsafetyofyourfamilyandyourchildren’ssuccessintheirjourneytobegoodandpiousMuslims.
WassalamualaikumWr.Wb.YoursSincerely,USTAZAHNORHIDAYAHM.NOORDeputyHead,EducationMasjidYusofIshak
OptoutofaLIVEfeewaiveranddonatetomosque
www.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaiver
aLIVEHome-BasedLearningPackage
www.go.gov.sg/alivehomelearning
FeedbackonaLIVEHome-BasedLearningPackage
www.go.gov.sg/alivehblfeedback
FAQs-50%aLIVEFeeWaiverforTwoMonths
Asannouncedinthemedia,inlightoftheeconomicimpactoftheCOVID-19situationwhichhascausedfinancialchallengesformanySingaporeans,MajlisUgamaIslamSingapura(MUIS)willbesupporting mosques to provide a 50% fee waiver for two months for each aLIVE mosquemadrasahstudent.The50%feewaiverappliestothemonthlyfeesforMarchandApril2020.
1. Whyisthe50%feewaiveronlyforMarchandAprilfees?CanitbeusedforothermonthsinsteadasmostparentshavemadepaymentforMarchfees?
The 50% fee waiver for two months is provided to ease parents’ responsibilities whilstensuringthattheirchildrencontinuetoreceiveIslamiceducationandsupportfromasatizahatthemosques.
IfparentshavepaidforMarchand/orAprilschoolfees,the50%feewaiverfortwomonthsshallbeappliedforthesubsequentmonthsthatparentshaveyettomakepayment.
Parents/guardians are also given the option to opt out of the feewaiver and consider theadditionalamountpaidasadonationtothemosque.Parents/guardianswhowishtodosoarerequired to fill out the form onwww.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaiver to indicate their decision todonatethefeewaivertothemosque.
2. Ifparentshavemadepaymentoffeesforthewholeyear,cantheystillqualifyforthe50%feewaiverfor2months?
The50%feewaiverfor2020feesshallthenbeappliedtofeesorpaymentsforAY2021.ThewaiveramountwillneverthelessbebasedontheAY2020fees.
Parents/guardians are also given the option to opt out of the feewaiver and consider theadditionalamountpaidasadonationtothemosque.Parents/guardianswhowishtodosoarerequired to fill out the form onwww.go.gov.sg/alivefeewaiver to indicate their decision todonatethefeewaivertothemosque.
3. Can the waiver be refunded instead to parents rather than used to offset fees insubsequentmonths?
FeerefundswillnotbemadeifthestudentcontinuestobeenrolledintheaLIVEprogrammeatthemosqueinsubsequentmonths.Asmostmosquestaffarealsoworkingfromhomeandmosquesremainclosedduringthiscircuitbreakerperiod.
4. SomeparentsarecurrentlypayingfeesviaGIROandhavepaidMarchandApril fees.Howcanthe50%feewaiverforMarchandAprilbeapplied?
AdjustmentstotheGIROdeductionfortwomonthswillbemadebythemosquemadrasahs.IffeedeductionsforMarchandAprilhasbeenmade,the50%feewaiverwillbeappliedtoGIROdeductionforthesubsequenttwomonths.
5. WillstudentswhoreceiveIslamicEducationFundsubsidiesqualifyforthetwomonths50%feewaiver?
Yes,studentswhoareapprovedIEFbeneficiarieswillalsoqualifyforthe50%feewaiver.Forexample, a student receiving IEF who would typically pay $10 of monthly fees after IEFsubsidieswillnowbeeligibletopay50%ofthatamount,or$5forthemonthofMarchandApril.Iftheparent/guardianofthestudenthadmadetheMarchand/orAprilfeespaymentof$10permonth,the$5feewaiverisappliedtothesubsequentmonthsthattheparentshaveyettomakepaymentfor.
Dated:8April2020