Education
Draft Directive Prohibits Schools from Registering Students Before the Academic Year Ends
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
A new draft directive issued by the Addis Ababa Education Bureau prohibits schools from registering students for the upcoming academic year before the current year concludes and outlines comprehensive accreditation standards.
- A draft directive prohibits any educational institution from registering new or returning students for the upcoming academic year before the current academic year concludes.
- Schools are forbidden from teaching the standard curriculum under the guise of remedial or summer classes, or using them to deny students registration, exams, or attendance.
- The Addis Ababa City Administration Education Bureau prepared the draft to ensure educational quality, equity, standardization, and accountability.
- The directive applies to government, private, and non-governmental institutions, including distance learning, tutorial centers, language training, and consulting services.
- Institutional accreditation is valid for two years, while newly established institutions receive a one-year preliminary accreditation.
- Preschool, primary, middle school, and tutorial center licensing is handled by sub-city offices, whereas secondary schools, language, distance, and consulting services are handled centrally by the bureau.
- New general education institutions must apply for preliminary accreditation between March 1 and April 30, and renewals must be submitted between February 1 and March 30.
- New institutions must meet at least 85 percent of standards for preliminary accreditation and reach 100 percent within one year, while special needs centers must meet at least 65 percent.
- Institutions must provide certified property ownership deeds or valid rental agreements of at least two years.
- Tutorial instructors must hold at least a first degree, professional certification, and five years of teaching experience.
- Schools must accept students unconditionally without prerequisites based on grades, behavior, entrance exams, gender, religion, ethnicity, political views, or special needs.
- Institutions violating the early registration ban will receive a written warning and face a one-year accreditation suspension if uncorrected.
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