Minya expands school construction to reduce student density

Minya Governor Emad Kedwany has announced an expansion of educational infrastructure in the Minya Governorate to reduce student density and eliminate the multi-shift school system. The initiative focuses on developing educational facilities, including Japanese and technical education tracks, to better align with labor market needs.

To date, 35 new schools have been completed, providing 11,951 seats at a cost of 35 million EGP. Additionally, efforts to support existing schools include the provision of over 30,000 new seats and 1,635 blackboards, with a total investment of 70 million EGP. The governor also highlighted a 4 million EGP project to upgrade residential facilities in five special education schools to support students with disabilities.

Looking ahead to the 2026/2027 fiscal year, the governor outlined 73 planned or assigned school projects with a total estimated cost of 203.3 million EGP. This includes 21 ongoing projects worth 58.8 million EGP and 52 projects slated for assignment totaling 144.5 million EGP. Furthermore, the executive council has approved the allocation of 87 plots of land for future school construction.