Ministry of National Education

Morocco Cracks Down on School Dropouts, Holds Parents Accountable

12 March 2021

According to statistics made public by the Ministry of National Education, at least 161,837 middle school students left the education system during the 2020-2021 school year, (…)

Morocco Delays Vote on Cannabis Legalization Bill for Second Time

5 March 2021

Meeting this Thursday, March 4, 2021 by videoconference under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Saâd Eddine El Othmani, the Government Council again postponed the (…)

Morocco Grants National Preference to Local Printers for School Textbook Production

3 March 2021

The Moroccan government has just granted the Moroccan Grouping of Printing Trades the gift of national preference. This decision comes in response to the multiple demands of (…)

Morocco Faces Education Crisis: Over 161,000 Students Abandon Middle School in 2020-2021

18 February 2021

School dropout in Morocco is becoming increasingly worrying. In total, more than 161,000 students dropped out of the middle school cycle during the 2020-2021 school year, (…)

Morocco and Israel to Integrate Cultural Heritage in School Curricula

12 February 2021

The Minister of National Education and Vocational Training, Saaïd Amzazi, had a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Galant. The two (…)

Moroccan Parents Demand Improvements in Hybrid Learning as Education Quality Falters

4 February 2021

The National Federation of Parents’ Associations of Morocco (FNAPEM) welcomes the efforts of the Ministry of National Education to resume classes after confinement. However, it (…)

Morocco Denies Rumors of School Closures, Classes to Resume as Scheduled

2 February 2021

For the past few days, rumors have been circulating about a decision made by the Moroccan Ministry of Education to suspend classes as of this February 1st. Serious fabrications (…)

Morocco Revamps Amazigh Language Curriculum for Primary Schools

30 January 2021

A new Amazigh language curriculum project for the primary education cycle has just been developed by the Ministry of National Education. It should allow the development of new (…)

Morocco Reports Significant Drop in School Dropout Rates Across All Education Levels

21 January 2021

Nearly 55,200 students dropped out of school in the three cycles of education, the 2019-2020 school year. The announcement was made on Tuesday in Rabat by the Minister of (…)

Morocco Reports Low COVID-19 Positivity Rate in Schools, New Strain Under Investigation

21 January 2021

The screening operation carried out in high schools and middle schools in Morocco, following the appearance of the new strain of the coronavirus, revealed a positivity rate of (…)