An Order in Council confirmed that regulatory functions for early childhood services, private schools and school hostels will move from the Ministry of Education to the Education Review Office on 1 September 2026.
Federal Law Gazette I No. 76/2026 amended the compulsory school completion examination law together with school organisation and school instruction legislation.
The Ministry set the examinable syllabus for subjects assessed in written promotion and graduation examinations in Grades A, B and C of General Lyceum for 2026/2027.
The General Education Law was published in the official gazette. It establishes national legal rules for education through Grade 12, including governance, institutions, student rights, quality, assessment and staff duties.
Signed regulations make health education a compulsory school subject from the new school year, while the sexual health component is non-compulsory.
The government amended teacher eligibility rules for the ten-year compulsory school that begins in autumn 2028, when preschool class is removed and a new Grade 1 is introduced.
Department of Education Order 019, series of 2026, set qualification standards for positions created under the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act.
The Ministry confirmed 5,487 permanent appointments for general education, special education and specialist education support staff for the 2026/2027 school year.
The Council of Ministers approved a draft law enabling a voluntary pilot of a free state electronic school register integrated with the Education Information System.
The Ministry of Education published the 2026 filing results for intended enrollment programmes in higher continuing education, covering 882 programmes and 22,939 programme points.