Morocco’s education ministry denies support program will merge classes or cause overcrowding

Morocco’s education ministry has moved to dispel concerns that an expanded support program will lead to merged or overcrowded classes during the 2026-27 school year.

In a memorandum issued on Friday, September 4, 2026, and sent to regional education academy directors, the ministry said the extended support program “must not, under any circumstances, result in merging classes or creating overcrowding in classrooms.”

The ministry called for an optimal distribution of human resources and the completion and regulation of teaching timetables. Those measures, it said, should allow schools to provide support lessons while preserving the normal course of study.

To widen access, the program will operate through multiple complementary formats within each Leading School. All teachers may participate in delivering the extended support sessions, including subject teachers and teachers primarily assigned to support lessons.

Teachers who want to do so may also work additional support hours in exchange for the applicable compensation. The ministry said it would provide the necessary funds to pay for those hours through the 2027 budget. The guidance presents the program as an expansion of support for students without changing school structures or increasing the number of pupils in regular classes.

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must not, under any circumstances, result in merging classes or creating overcrowding in classrooms.