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Algeria 2026 education reforms

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In July ~~2026~~ 2026, Algeria’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research expanded university orientation options to twelve programmes and launched an electronic guide ~~with a two‑phase summer registration schedule. The same month the Ministry of National Education announced that English will~~ to replace ~~French as the sole foreign language taught in the third year of primary school, with French introduced only in the fourth year. The reform package also added~~ traditional paper manuals. Following a new computer‑science track for secondary schools, restructured secondary streams, increased English hours in technical tracks, and expanded laboratory time and extracurricular science clubs. On 30 July national baccalaureate success rate of 56.18%, the ministry opened an online portal on 30 July for ~~the 2026 baccalaureate cohort~~ students to view ~~their~~ university allocations. After processing preference lists submitted between 15 and 22 July, ~~81.7 %~~ Minister Kamel Baddari reported that 81.7% of students received one of their three ~~top‑ranked~~ top-ranked choices. Applicants assigned a “choice zero” entered a second selection round from 31 July to 2 August, with ~~those~~ results ~~posted~~ due on 7 August and final enrollment scheduled for 5 to 10 August. ~~The platform marks~~ Simultaneously, the ~~next step~~ Ministry of National Education announced a major linguistic shift for the 2026–2027 academic year: English will replace French as the sole foreign language taught in ~~implementing~~ the ~~expanded orientation system~~ third year of primary school, with French introduced ~~earlier~~ only in the ~~month.~~ fourth year. This reform is part of a broader overhaul including a new secondary computer-science track, restructured secondary streams, increased English hours in technical tracks, and expanded laboratory time. The move toward English follows a trend of reducing French influence in Algerian education, including the 2025 transition of medical and dental programs to English. While proponents view English as the language of science and technology, the proposal has sparked debate regarding the ideological implications and the rapid displacement of the existing linguistic landscape.

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