Wednesday 16 / September / 2026
Salalah: Dhofar Governorate is witnessing growth in construction and developmental projects in the educational sector, aimed at expanding the absorptive capacity of schools and meeting current and future requirements through the implementation and follow-up of various projects, additions, and maintenance works at a total cost exceeding OMR19 million.
Dr. Mizoon Bakhit Al Shahri, Director General of the Directorate General of Education in Dhofar Governorate, stated in an interview with Oman News Agency (ONA) that the Directorate continues to implement and follow up on a wide package of projects across various wilayats of the governorate.
The total number of students is 70,686, comprising 34,904 male students and 35,782 female students, distributed across 243 schools.
These include 50 boys' schools, 22 girls' schools, and 97 co-educational public schools, in addition to 74 educational institutions.
This comes as part of the Ministry of Education's efforts aimed at developing the infrastructure of the educational system, raising the readiness of school buildings, and improving the educational environment to meet the current and future needs of students and educational staff.
She added that the total value of these projects amounts to approximately OMR19.224 million, distributed among construction, development, additions, restoration, and maintenance projects, as well as improvements to the educational environment.
She pointed out that integrated school buildings are at the forefront of these projects, with a cost of about OMR13.161 million. This includes the construction of a number of modern schools with large absorptive capacities in several wilayats of the governorate to serve areas with high demand and student growth.
These projects are distributed across the stages of implementation, issuance of work orders, and budgeting procedures.
Regarding expansion projects in existing buildings, she reported that the Directorate is following up on the implementation of 16 school addition projects at a total cost exceeding OMR3.229 million.
These include the construction of new classrooms, halls for male and female teachers, laboratories, and service facilities, as well as the preparation of sports fields, in addition to accompanying modification and maintenance works.
A number of these have been received, while work continues at the remaining sites according to the executive status of each project.
The Director General of Education in Dhofar indicated that the total number of educational staff members in public schools for the current academic year 2026/2027 stands at 6,715 male and female teachers, comprising 2,320 male teachers and 4,395 female teachers.
She added that the Directorate has completed the procedures for appointment, transfer movements, and the distribution of new appointments to fill vacancies according to actual need.
This is alongside the implementation of the induction programme for new teachers, which targeted more than 1,200 male and female teachers.
Furthermore, the distribution of school formations has been completed, and the readiness of 21 targeted schools for external review by Oman Authority for Educational Quality Assurance is being monitored through integrated plans for support and follow-up.
Regarding the latest developments in the travel and tourism major within the vocational and technical education track in Dhofar Governorate, she affirmed that the Directorate continues this year to expand the implementation of the major by adding a new batch comprising 100 male and female students.
This consists of 50 students in each of the two schools implementing the programme: Al Saidiya School for Boys in Salalah and Khawla bint Hakeem School for Girls.
She explained that the current academic year marks a new phase in the programme's journey in the governorate, as its implementation now encompasses students in grades eleven and twelve, after being limited to grade eleven in its first year.
This reflects the continuity of the programme and the gradual expansion in the numbers of benefiting students.
The Director General of Education in Dhofar also emphasised the continuous follow-up on construction and developmental projects and educational programs, as well as the monitoring of the educational field's needs to ensure that efforts and resources are directed according to educational priorities in the governorate.
