Ministry of Education: Comprehensive plan in preparation for the academic year

The Ministry of Education confirmed its continued intensive preparations for the upcoming 2026–2027 academic year, implementing its comprehensive plan to enhance the readiness of public schools by monitoring maintenance and rehabilitation works across various educational districts, thereby ensuring a safe and stimulating learning environment.

In a press statement, the ministry said that Assistant Undersecretary for Administrative, Financial, and Technical Affairs, Mohammed Al-Khalidi, held an extensive meeting with the engineering teams tasked with monitoring preparations for the new academic year. It added that the progress of maintenance works in public schools was reviewed, along with achievement rates, key observations, challenges facing implementation, and mechanisms to address them, ensuring adherence to the approved timeline and completion of all works before the start of the academic year.

The ministry noted that the meeting addressed the efforts of the General Administration of Educational Facilities and the projects established, which formed 10 specialized engineering teams to supervise maintenance works and monitor their implementation in the 949 public schools, thereby enhancing the efficiency of field monitoring and ensuring that works are carried out according to the highest quality standards.

It pointed out that approximately 100 engineers are continuing to provide field supervision over civil, electrical, and air conditioning system maintenance works, with an average supervision ratio of about 10 schools per engineer. This is part of a timeline targeting the completion of all works by the end of August next year, while maintenance contracts remain active across all educational districts to ensure rapid response to reports and maintain the readiness of educational facilities.

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Alaa Khalifa: In the context of its intensive preparations to welcome the 2026/2027 academic year, the Ministry of Education continues to implement its comprehensive plan to enhance the readiness of public schools. This is being achieved through monitoring maintenance and rehabilitation works across various educational districts, ensuring the provision of a safe and stimulating educational environment for teaching and administrative staff and students alike upon the start of the new academic year. This effort is in line with the directives of Minister of Education Eng. Sayed Jalal Al-Tabatabai, aimed at elevating the quality of the school environment and strengthening the efficiency of educational infrastructure.

The Assistant Undersecretary for Administrative, Financial, and Technical Affairs, Eng. Mohammed Al-Khalidi, held an expanded meeting on the Ministry’s premises with the engineering teams tasked with monitoring preparations for the new academic year. The meeting reviewed the progress of maintenance works in public schools, assessed completion rates, and discussed key observations and challenges facing implementation, along with mechanisms to address them. This ensures adherence to the approved timeline and the completion of all works before the commencement of the academic year.

The meeting also covered the efforts of the General Administration of Educational Facilities and Projects, which has formed ten specialized engineering teams to supervise maintenance works and monitor their implementation in the 949 public schools. This structure enhances the efficiency of field monitoring and ensures that works are executed according to the highest quality standards.

Furthermore, the progress of approximately 100 engineers, who continue to provide field supervision over civil, electrical, and air conditioning system maintenance, was reviewed. Each engineer supervises an average of ten schools. This is part of a timeline targeting the completion of all works by the end of August. Maintenance contracts remain active across all educational districts to ensure rapid response to reports and maintain the readiness of educational facilities.

The meeting also highlighted the Ministry’s utilization of the digital “Balagh” program to monitor reports and maintenance works. This contributes to enhancing execution speed and monitoring accuracy, alongside providing performance indicators and dedicated monitoring dashboards for leadership to display completion rates and ongoing works. This supports decision-making and improves overall performance efficiency.

Eng. Mohammed Al-Khalidi emphasized that preparations for the new academic year represent a national responsibility requiring the integration of efforts and continuous coordination among all relevant parties. He stressed the importance of periodic monitoring, identifying and addressing challenges promptly, and continuously tracking performance indicators to ensure works are executed according to specified schedules, thereby preparing a safe and stimulating educational environment for staff and students.

Al-Khalidi added that the Ministry is keen on intensifying field visits and strengthening oversight of maintenance implementation, ensuring compliance with approved technical specifications. This aims to achieve the highest levels of readiness before the start of the academic year and to ensure the sustained efficiency of educational facilities across all districts.

He confirmed that field monitoring activities will continue in the coming period at an intensive pace, with periodic evaluation of completion rates and immediate handling of any emerging observations. This ensures the completion of all works according to the approved timeline, reflecting the Ministry’s commitment to providing a comprehensive school environment that supports the quality of the educational process from the first day of the academic year.

Al-Khalidi also underscored the importance of continuing coordination among work teams, enhancing field monitoring, and adhering to the implementation of maintenance works according to approved plans and schedules. This approach aims to achieve the highest standards of quality and efficiency in execution.