Kuwait schools to follow new first-semester study plans for 2026-2027
First semester 2026-2027 -- 15 weeks for primary, 14 for kindergarten
The Ministry of Education has approved the first-semester study plan for the 2026-2027 academic year, covering kindergarten, primary, intermediate and secondary education. Under the approved plan, the first semester will last 14 weeks for kindergarten, 15 weeks for primary schools, and 13 weeks each for intermediate and secondary schools.
The Department of Educational Research and Curricula has circulated the study plan to public education, religious education, special education, literacy and adult education schools. The plan is based on the approved academic calendar and is intended to help schools complete their preparations for the new academic year.
Religious education
The ministry said the first-semester curriculum for religious education will run for 15 weeks in the primary stage and 11 weeks in both the intermediate and secondary stages.
For literacy and adult education centres, the curriculum will cover 12 weeks at each of the first, second and third literacy levels, as well as the intermediate level, while the secondary level will run for 13 weeks.
Special education
The study plan for special education schools will vary according to the type of programme. It will cover 17 weeks for intellectual education, while intellectual education rehabilitation and educational workshops will each run for 12 weeks.
Schools for autistic behaviour will have 14 weeks, while Al Wafaa schools will have 17 weeks.
At Al-Raja, Al-Amal and Al-Nour schools, the first-semester plan will run for 15 weeks in the primary stage and 13 weeks in both the intermediate and secondary stages. A model showing the distribution of the first-semester curriculum will also be uploaded to the Microsoft Teams platform.
Curriculum changes require ministry approval
The Ministry of Education said the curriculum distribution plans are prepared by the relevant technical guidance departments and are reviewed and approved by the General Administration of Guidance, Research and Curricula before being issued.
Schools are not allowed to add, remove or change any part of the approved curriculum distribution plan without referring to the General Administration of Guidance, Research and Curricula.
The ministry also noted that the plans may be adjusted when necessary to reflect developments, official holidays and school breaks. Meanwhile, the technical guidance departments are putting the final touches on a one-week training programme for educational staff ahead of the new academic year.
The training will be conducted through the ministry’s training centres under the supervision of the Development and Training Department. Two days, Sunday and Monday, September 6 and 7, will be allocated to technical supervisors. Department heads will receive training over three days, from Tuesday to Thursday, September 8 to 10. These department heads will then play a key role in passing the training on to teaching staff in schools.
Training to focus on new curricula
The training programme aims to prepare education staff to implement the developed curriculum for Grade 10 at the start of the 2026-2027 academic year, along with the curricula already developed for Grades 1 to 9.
The programmes will include practical and interactive sessions covering the philosophy behind the new curriculum, its general framework and the principles used to develop it. Teachers and educational staff will also be trained on how to achieve the required learning standards, use modern teaching methods and apply the curriculum effectively.
The programmes will also explain the teachers’ guides for the targeted grades. The ministry said the training is designed to ensure that schools and educational staff are fully prepared to implement the new and revised curricula, helping improve the quality of teaching and learning outcomes.
