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The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision – School Administration Supervision Department – is implementing the first educational meeting for student affairs for private schools for the academic year 2023/2024. The meeting was inaugurated under the patronage of Dr. Mutasim bin Rashid Al Balushi, Assistant Director-General for Educational Supervision, and in the presence of department directors and those concerned with student affairs in the Ministry General Diwan and the Directorate-General of Education in Muscat Governorate. The ...

The Sultanate of Oman participates with the countries of the world and UNESCO in celebrating the International Literacy Day, which falls on the eighth of September every year. On this day, the Sultanate, represented by the Ministry of Education, seeks to highlight the most important efforts made, and highlight the supporting projects and programs that are implemented to help eradicate illiteracy. This year, the celebration comes under the slogan “Promoting Literacy in Light of Global Transformation: Building the Foundation for Achieving a Sustainable and Safe Life for ...

Bait Al Zubair Foundation, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, announced last February the launch of the third edition of the Bait Al Zubair Competition for School Reading Initiatives, and the dissemination of its guide to all schools in the Sultanate. The competition seeks to contribute to developing the reading aspect, enriching it, and finding alternatives and solutions to existing educational, administrative, or community problems through the act of reading. The closing ceremony of the third edition of the Bait Al-Zubair Competition for School Reading Initiatives was held ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision “Human Sciences Supervision Department,” held yesterday (Tuesday) morning a preparatory meeting to implement the second phase of the induction program for new teachers for the academic year 2023/2024, which targeted (20) general supervisors and heads of supervision units of study materials. The meeting took place at the Sohar Hall at the Ministry’s General Diwan. Dr. Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al Ramahi, Chairman of the Committee for Managing and Implementing the Induction Program for ...

Headed by HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, the seventh meeting of Their Excellencies the Minister of Education of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, discussed yesterday (Monday) a number of educational topics included in the committee’s agenda, the most important of which are: The directives of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the Ministerial Council: The Riyadh Declaration of the forty-second session. HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, delivered her speech on the occasion of the seventh ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development (Department of Applied Science Curricula Development), in cooperation with Asas Al-Maarifa Company for Supplying Educational and Laboratory Solutions, implemented this morning (Monday) the training program on the use of electronic sensors in practical experiments. The program targeted (25) supervisors and science laboratory technicians and took place at the Meeting Room at Misk Hotel in Al Mouj Muscat. On the importance and objectives of this program, Badr Al-Hassani, Assistant Director of the ...

Their Excellencies the Undersecretaries of Education in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries held today (Sunday) morning a preparatory meeting for the seventh meeting of the Committee of Their Excellencies the Ministers of Education in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The meeting took place at the Al-Bustan Palace Hotel, headed by HE Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education. At the beginning of the meeting, HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Education, delivered a welcoming speech ...

The Directorate-General of Curriculum Development, represented by the Human Sciences Curricula Department, implements the training program for the third and fourth grade curricula from the English language series “Team Together Oman.” The program continues for five days and targets English language trainers at the Ministry’s General Diwan and the educational directorates in the governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. The program aims to introduce participants to the third and fourth grade curricula of the international series, the most important contents of the ...

The Ministry of Education represented by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, in cooperation with the UNESCO Regional Office in Doha, implemented yesterday morning (Tuesday) a workshop on preparing reports and monitoring indicators of the fourth goal of the sustainable development goals - Education 2030, under the auspices of HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Education, and head of the team. The workshop is taking place at Muscat Hall in the Ministry’s General Diwan and continues for two days. The ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Educational Supervision,  implemented an introductory program to prepare new supervisors to work in the educational supervision sector. The program targets 80 supervisors from various educational directorates in the governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. The introductory program aims to prepare new supervisors to work in the educational supervision sector and to provide new supervisors with basic supervisory skills and competencies, knowledge of the administrative and legal aspects related to supervisory work. It ...

HE Engineer Ibrahim bin Said Al Kharousi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism for Heritage, patronized  the opening ceremony of the sub-regional forum: "Green Culture and Heritage: The Path Toward Sustainability", which is organized by the Ministry of Education represented by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, and in partnership with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the Saudi ...

A number of (782,818) students are attending schools yesterday (Tuesday) in the various educational directorates across the Sultanate of Oman, with the start of their new academic year 2023/2024. The total number of students in grades (1-4) reached (304,913), while the total number of students in grades (5-8) was (261,804), the total number of students in grades (9-12) reached (120,101), and the total number of new students in the first grade was (76,724), while the total number of special education students reached (1,769). These students are attending (1270) schools, including: (356) ...

The return to schools in the new academic year “2023/2024” began yesterday, Sunday morning, with the supervisors, members of the educational and administrative bodies, related positions, and support groups starting their work in the various schools of the Sultanate, in preparation for ringing the school bells to welcome their students tomorrow, Tuesday. The number of teachers in government schools reached (60,840) teachers this year, with an Omanization rate of 87.5%, distributed over (1,270) schools. The number of administrators and technicians in government schools reached ...

The Ministry of Education signed  a cooperation agreement with the Oman Energy Association (OPAL) in line with achieving partnership with the economic sectors in the application of vocational and technical education in the post-primary education stage. This partnership is through the offering of engineering and industrial specializations starting from the academic year (2024/2025) in specific schools in the governorates of Muscat and North Al Batinah, as part of the Ministry’s plan to implement vocational and technical education in the post-primary stage. HE Majid bin Said ...

The Ministry of Education honored the outstanding students in the general diploma in the schools of the Sultanate of Oman for the academic year 2022/2023. The number of honorees reached more than one hundred students, in a ceremony held at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel under the auspices of HE Eng. Salem bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, and in the presence of HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, and with the support of Occidental Oman (OXY). The honoring ceremony began with an introductory film, after which HE Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, ...