KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education opened its doors to elementary, middle, and high school students on Tuesday as the new academic year began efficiently after summer break, while kindergarten schools are set to welcome their students on Wednesday. According to official figures, a total of 497,206 students have enrolled in public education and private Arabic schools, including 29,637 kindergarteners, 149,316 elementary students, 127,548 middle school students, and 92,564 high school students attending government schools.
Minister inspects schools
Meanwhile, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Education Dr. Nader Al-Jallal made an inspection tour that included a number of public schools to follow up on the start of the new academic year. The minister congratulated the students on the occasion of their return to school, saying that "the beginning of the school year is a new opportunity for achievement and excellence, in which hopes and ambitions are renewed and the seeds of knowledge and science are planted that will bear fruit in a promising future for our children.”
He stressed the importance of exploiting available capabilities for exploration and learning to develop students’ skills and abilities because they are the pillar of the future and the hope of the nation. He praised the efforts of the sectors concerned with the preparations process in the Ministry, which worked tirelessly during the past period to ensure schools are ready to receive students. — KUNA