# Egyptian school year preparations and educational reforms > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/egyptian-school-year-preparations-and-educational-reforms > Updated: 2026-08-22T10:56:21.000Z. Sources: 2. Developments: 2. Egyptian education authorities have begun intensive preparations for the 2026-2027 academic year. In Port Said, Director Mahmoud Badawi has met with stage managers and technical supervisors to coordinate departmental efforts and ensure an organized start to the term. Administrative priorities include expediting teacher transfers and secondments to achieve balanced staffing, as well as finalizing student transfers across various school types, including official Arabic, language, private, and technical schools. Officials have emphasized the need for periodic school monitoring to resolve obstacles before the term begins. In Qena, officials have addressed teacher transfers, student admissions, textbook distribution, and the monitoring of private school compliance. Additionally, discussions have focused on the implementation of the Egyptian Baccalaureate system. These reforms aim to shift student assessment from rote memorization toward measuring comprehension, analysis, and application, requiring students to complete at least 60% of weekly and monthly assessments to qualify for examinations. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-22: Port Said education officials prepare for new school year Port Said education officials are preparing for the 2026-2027 school year, focusing on teacher assignments and the implementation of new Egyptian Baccalaureate assessment reforms. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/port-said-education-officials-prepare-for-new-school-year ### 2026-08-08: Egyptian education authorities prepare for new school year Education officials in Port Said and Qena, Egypt, are coordinating final preparations, teacher assignments, and resource distribution to ensure an organized start to the new school year. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/egyptian-education-authorities-prepare-for-new-school-year --- Cite as: Egyptian school year preparations and educational reforms. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/egyptian-school-year-preparations-and-educational-reforms