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Syria will reinstate 14,000 teachers who joined the revolution
Syrian Minister of Education and Teaching Mohammed Abdurrahman Turko announced that approximately 14,000 teachers dismissed for joining the revolution will be reinstated. Efforts are also continuing to repair schools, print new textbooks and integrate children who are out of school into the education system.
As part of efforts to reorganize Syria’s education system, approximately 14,000 teachers dismissed for joining the revolution are expected to return to their posts.
Syrian Minister of Education and Teaching Mohammed Abdurrahman Turko said in an address to the People’s Assembly on Monday that a project to reinstate the teachers had reached its final stage and would be submitted to the Assembly for approval. The teachers returning to their posts will have the right to work at the school closest to their place of residence. University graduates who graduated with honors will be appointed as teachers without taking an exam. The names of these teachers are expected to be published within a few days.
School infrastructure expanded
According to information provided by Turko, 3,857 schools were repaired this year, while work is continuing at 704 schools. The education system has added 212 new schools, including 137 in Aleppo and 50 in Idlib. Preparations are also under way to open 37 more schools in Hama.
Textbook production increases
The Syrian education minister announced that 41 million new textbooks had been printed this year. Last year, 28 million books were printed, meaning production increased by 13 million.
The ministry is working to deliver new books to all students from first through fourth grade within the available resources.
Assembly review awaited for new curriculum
Turko said that national standards forming the basis for the preparation of the new curriculum had been completed six months earlier, adding that the standards were still under review by the Assembly. Work on writing the new curricula is expected to begin after approval.
Turko said the number of students was expected to reach 6 million this year. The number of students was recorded at 5.3 million last year and 4.3 million before the changes to the system.
Turko said the expected increase amounted to 700,000 students, or 13.2 percent, compared with last year, attributing the rise to the return of refugees and children who had not been attending school. He described integrating students into the education system as one of the main challenges facing the ministry.
Two million children out of school
Turko announced that 2 million students in Syria were not attending school, citing economic and social conditions and the absence of schools in some areas among the reasons.
The ministry is implementing two plans to address these problems. The first is an emergency program aimed at ensuring that every child receives an education, while the second is a strategic effort to improve the education system.
Equivalency applications moved to electronic system
Turko said diploma equivalency procedures had been made fully electronic, allowing students to complete the process by uploading their registration records, diplomas, identification documents and required information to the system.
These measures are being carried out as part of efforts to restructure Syria’s education sector following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s government on December 8, 2024.
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