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Algeria 2026 education reforms

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In July 2026 the Algerian Algeria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced several reforms to the national education system. On 11 July, the ministry expanded the number of broadened university programme choices that baccalaureate graduates could list on their orientation form options, moving from up to ten to up to twelve, introduced a new electronic platform to replace the traditional PDF guide, twelve programme choices and set out launching an electronic guide with a detailed two‑phase registration schedule for the summer enrollment period. Two weeks later, on 25 July, registration schedule. Later that month, the Ministry of National Education revealed a curriculum change for primary schools: announced that, from the 2026‑2027 academic year, English will become be the sole foreign language taught in the third year of primary education, while school, with French will be deferred postponed to the fourth year. The reform is Minister Mohamed Seghir Saâdaoui presented the change at a national conference, framing it as part of a way to align Algeria’s curriculum with international standards and to emphasize English comprehensive overhaul aimed at reducing linguistic interference for science, technology young learners and artificial‑intelligence studies. Later in the aligning curricula with international standards. The same month, the Ministry of National Education added reform package introduced a secondary‑level reform. A new nationwide computer‑science stream called “Informatique” will be introduced for the 2026‑2027 school year, with secondary schools, eliminated the existing common core eliminated core, and students allowed students to choose their select specialised track tracks from the first year of secondary school. The reform year. It also increases increased English teaching hours in technical tracks, expands expanded laboratory time for terminal‑level classes, and plans to broaden grow scientific, robotics and artificial‑intelligence clubs across schools. clubs. Together, these measures aim seek to modernise Algeria’s education pathways, strengthen technical training, and improve alignment with global standards.

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