Kuwaiti Education accepts 1,311 grievances against decisions to reassign teachers

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The Kuwaiti Ministry of Education announced the acceptance of 1,311 grievances against decisions to redeploy teachers, after reviewing the applications registered in the electronic system, verifying the documents and documents supporting them, and ensuring that they meet the approved conditions and standards.

The Ministry explained that the study of grievances was based on specific criteria, which included the distance between the residence and the new school of no less than 16 kilometers, health conditions, care for people with disabilities and special needs, and social and family circumstances that require consideration, according to approved official documents and reports.

In parallel, she indicated that some cases required verifying their data through official documents and reports attached to the grievance requests, due to the lack of their data within the (teacher record) system, in order to ensure the accuracy of the evaluation of the requests and the extent to which they meet the specified standards.

The Ministry confirmed that all grievance requests were subject to review and scrutiny in accordance with the approved controls, and that the requests that were not accepted did not meet the specified conditions and standards, stressing the application of unified standards that guarantee justice and equal opportunities.

In the same context, the Ministry directed members of the educational staff included in the redistribution decisions, including those whose grievances were accepted, to follow up on the decisions issued regarding them through the (My Decisions) service on the Ministry’s website, to complete the clearance procedures and begin work in the designated schools.

She indicated that the procedures are completed electronically through the (teacher and administrative record) system, as the principal of the previous school approves the release, while the principal of the new school approves the commencement of work, so that the fingerprint data is transferred electronically automatically after the commencement is approved, without the need to review the administrative authorities.

The Ministry also announced the results of the redistribution of educational personnel after completing the study of grievances, explaining that the percentage of teaching shares falling within the appropriate limits rose to 75% at the level of educational regions, compared to 34% before the plan was implemented.

While the results showed an increase in the percentage of male and female teachers whose teaching positions fall within the approved limits in the various educational regions. The percentage increased in the Capital Educational Region from 36% to 84%, in the Farwaniya and Mubarak Al-Kabeer regions from 38% to 82% each, in the Hawalli region from 32% to 73%, in the Al-Ahmadi region from 36% to 70%, and in the Jahra region from 30% to 64%.

The Ministry explained that these indicators reflect progress in addressing the disparity in teaching shares between schools, and achieving a more balanced distribution of educational burdens, according to the numbers of classes and learners and the actual needs of each school.

Regarding the continued increase in teaching shares in some subjects, the Ministry indicated that this is linked to the presence of a deficit in educational personnel in some specializations, stressing that redistribution contributed to alleviating the disparity and addressing some of the needs, while efforts continue to address the remaining deficit according to the nature of the need in each specialization.

The Ministry also confirmed that the administrative reform plan comes as part of its efforts to address the observations contained in the reports of the regulatory authorities regarding the efficiency of distributing teachers among educational regions, and to promote the optimal use of human resources, in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals, especially the fourth goal related to ensuring quality, equitable and comprehensive education for all.

Reviewing the reality of the distribution of human resources and analyzing the actual needs of schools resulted in taking organizational measures to address the disparity in teaching shares, in a way that enhances justice in the distribution of cadres and increases the efficiency of utilizing human resources and public spending.

She added that the indicators contained in the reports showed a decrease in the average number of students per teacher nationwide from five students in the 2022-2023 academic year to four students in the 2024-2025 academic year, coinciding with the continued disparity in the distribution of educational personnel between schools and educational regions.

She also pointed out that the international indicators contained in the “Education at a Glance 2024” report, issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, show that the average number of students per teacher in the organization’s countries is about 14 students in the primary stage, and 13 students in the middle and secondary levels, taking into account the differences in educational systems and calculation methodologies.

In the same context, the Ministry confirmed that the plan to redistribute educational personnel aims to achieve balance in teaching positions, raise the efficiency of utilizing human resources and public spending, in addition to enhancing the stability of the educational process by distributing teachers according to the needs of schools, which contributes to the regularity of school schedules and class coverage.

She stressed the continuation of implementing the administrative reform plan according to clear and unified standards, and following up on the results of redistribution and addressing the existing needs in schools, in a way that enhances justice in the distribution of human resources, and supports the quality of education and the stability of the educational process.