Morocco’s Education Ministry has instructed schools to ensure classes begin as scheduled Sept. 7, regardless of whether some students arrive late, while ensuring that students are not required to pay registration fees before joining their classes.
The ministry issued the instructions in an official memo signed by Secretary-General Hussein Qaddad, directing schools to begin recording student absences from the first day of classes and report the figures daily to provincial education offices.
The provincial offices will compile attendance and enrollment data into standardized reports and submit them to regional education and training academies, according to the memo.
The ministry also ordered provincial authorities to establish teams to monitor the availability of school textbooks and supplies ahead of the new academic year. The teams will operate under the direct supervision of provincial education directors and will be tasked with covering bookstores and other sales points across their jurisdictions.
Members of the teams are expected to begin field visits Friday, Aug. 28, to assess supplies of required textbooks at all education levels and identify shortages or delays in distribution.
The ministry called for coordination with provincial and prefectural authorities, particularly economic affairs departments, to monitor the supply of textbooks and school materials and identify shortages or practices that could disrupt normal distribution.
It also urged greater coordination with parents’ associations to monitor the availability of textbooks at bookstores and other sales outlets.
Regional education academies were instructed to conduct regular field monitoring of textbook availability and maintain communication with a central support and monitoring unit regarding shortages.
The ministry also called for continuous monitoring of student attendance, the start of classes and the availability of textbooks, with the relevant data to be shared with the Directorate of Educational Work. The General Inspectorate and General Inspectorate for Educational Affairs will oversee the various operations, according to the memo.
The ministry further instructed education authorities to ensure schools are ready for the start of the academic year, including preparing and equipping facilities, launching boarding services at school dormitories and student residences, and activating school canteens and transportation services.
The 2026-27 school year is scheduled to officially begin Sept. 7 for preschool, primary, middle and high school students.
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