A draft amendment to the Education Law, which seeks to give parents more flexibility in enrolling their children in the first grade in the same year they turn six, is up for debate during Parliament’s weekly session on Tuesday.
The services committee has recommended approval of changes to Article Six of Law No (27) of 2005 on Education.
Currently, the law restricts the enrolment of children who have already turned six at the start of the school year. The new law would allow students who turn six at any time during the same calendar year – up to December 31 – to begin their basic education.
“The proposed change prevents unnecessary delays in a child’s education and supports working families who want to plan their children’s schooling without rigid cut-off dates,” said committee chairman Mamdooh Al Saleh.
The committee also proposed adding a clear definition of “compulsory school age” to the Education Law.
The new definition would read: “The compulsory age begins when a child turns six within the calendar year of enrolment and ends when they reach 15 years of age.”
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