AMMAN — Minister of
Education and Higher Education, Azmi Mahafza, announced on Wednesday that
vocational education in the country will be extended to a three-year program starting
next year, a local media outlet reported.
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This decision was announced during a
discussion on the 2023 general budget law in the Parliament’s finance
committee.
Mahafza stated that vocational
education will begin in the ninth grade instead of the 10th grade.
Mahafza also addressed concerns
about the educational loss for sports and sciences, saying that these subjects
will be compensated through specialized worksheets. He added that the
development of Islamic education curricula for eighth grade has been completed.
Mahafza also provided data on
enrollment rates in primary, middle, and high-school education in Jordan. He
stated that the enrollment rate for primary education is 97 percent, while for
middle school education it is 99.5 percent, and for high-school education it is
77.5 percent.
He also noted that there are over
1.5 million students in government schools, including 65,000 children in
kindergarten.
He added that around 500,000
students are enrolled in private schools. Additionally, there are around
100,000 Syrian students, both inside and outside refugee camps, currently
enrolled in the education system.
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