HIBAPRESS – Rabat
The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, praised the positive results of the education sector in the Southern Provinces, stressing the ministry's keenness to enable all Moroccan children to have fair, quality education that guarantees equal opportunities.
Akhannouch pointed out, today, Monday, in the House of Representatives during the monthly questioning session dedicated to the topic: "Development of the Southern Provinces of the Kingdom," that the Southern Provinces have witnessed tangible progress in generalizing the "Pioneering Schools" program, which constitutes a new model in improving education and promoting innovation within educational institutions. Akhannouch reviewed the rates of generalization of this program, confirming that the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region witnessed its generalization to all primary schools, numbering 24 institutions, and to all secondary schools, numbering 11 institutions. As for the Guelmim-Oued Noun region, the program included all primary schools, numbering 183 institutions, and 31 additional secondary schools were integrated. In the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region, the coverage rate reached 78% of primary schools and 61% of secondary schools. The Head of Government also highlighted the completion of a set of structured projects at the level of educational infrastructure, where two new institutions were built in the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region, and 40 other institutions were rehabilitated, and 3 new generation second chance centers were established for students who have dropped out of school. In the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region, the projects included the construction of 9 primary schools, 6 secondary schools, and two high schools, with a budget estimated at 150 million dirhams.
