News & Event

Yesterday, His Excellency Mostafa bin Ali, Undersecretary of Ministry of education for Administration and Financial Affairs presided over the inauguration events of school Laboratories re-furniture forum at Crown Blaza Muscat. The two days event attracted 150 participants from MOE cabinet, private sector, experts, and HSE specialist. After the opening events and the welcoming procedures presented by the forum administration and some tableaus by school students ; the forum proceeded its working sessions where the tanks of think houses presented their visions and recommendations in this field ...

A team from Customer Service Directorate in HE Office carried out an inspection visit today morning to Customer Service Department in General Directorate of Education in Musandam. The team met members of the department, viewed the challenges that faced the department and suggestions to develop the work. Also, a meeting was held with Assistant General Director of the Directorate in presence of department’s members. The visit aimed to supervise the Customer Services Department in the Governorate, addressing the most recurrent challenges and difficulties that faced the department in the ...

 The majority of students sat for the physics subject of National Diploma Examinations in Al Brumi   Yesterday morning expressed their annoyance and complained that the questions were difficult; where they complained about the length of exam which contained four papers within limited and short answering time that estimated as three hours only along with complains about having many demanding questions that required scientific evidence and needed  more  concentration on the answer . Fatma Al Gilani , the Head of Exam Center of Hafsa bin Sireen  ...

The students throughout the General Directorate of Education in Al-Buraimi governorate continued setting for the Diploma’s exams and its equivalent studies for the first semester for the year 2013/2014. The number of the applicant for the exam reached to 40 students only in all the thirteen examinations centers in the Governorate. The students sat yesterday for the English exam and they have expressed their satisfaction as their exam overall level was very easy. However, some students demanded a longer time for the exam because the exam requires them to write at least 4 paragraphs that ...

HE Mustafa bin Ali Abd-Alateef, Undersecretary of Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs declared that, according to HM the Sultan orders to unite salaries grade schedule in governmental civil sector and within the role of the ministry to implement these orders by speeding up of transferring the ministry’s Omanis employees to the new promulgated salaries as provided by the published Royal Decrees NO (78/2013). Hence, Dr Madeha Al Shibaniah, Minister of Education has issued a ministerial decision No (10/2014) delivering the royal decree No (78/2013). The Decision ...

Her Excellences Dr Madeeha bint Ahmed al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, issued a ministerial decision No (10/2014) stating the transference of the ministry’s Omani employees currently on the job and holders of the financial grades as provided in the Royal Decree No 120/2004 to the financial grades provided for by the Royal Decree No 78/2013. The decision also stated that the ministry will continue to pay Nature-of-Work Allowances for the jobs that were eligible for it prior to the transference in accordance to the laws and regulations in force. The decision comes into force on ...

  Yesterday, the organizing committee for Gulf School Championship basketball held a press conference for this championship to be hosted by the Sultanate represented by MOE during the period 6-13 from the next month at Sultan Qaboos Sport Complex.  The conference held at MOE cabinet’s Hall in presence of Dr. Mohammed bin Khalfan Al-Shidi, General Director of General Directorate for Educational Programs and Chief of organizing committee of championship; Dr. Nasser bin Saleh al-Kindi, General Directorate assistant for educational activities and   Championship ...

HE Dr Hamood bin Khalfan Al Harthi, Undersecretary of Education for Education and curricula, lunched yesterday the Educated Village Project ceremony of willayat Bushar at Ministry of Education auditorium in Alwattayah. The project launching implemented by Educational programs in General Directorate of Education in Muscat Directorate was held in presence of HE Sheikh Ibrahim bin Yahya Al Rawahi, Walli of Bushar and Chairman of Educated Village Project Committee in Bushar, Ali bin Hameed Al Jahori, General Director of General Directorate of Education in Muscat Governorate and deputy of ...

 The Quality Control Department of the Educational Directorate in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate finished the audit program for the number of departments and which lasted for four days. The quality specialists reviewed the tasks and works carried out by many sections applying the program as provided for ISO 9001 of 2009.    The auditing session chaired by Nasser Al khiyari, Assistant General Director of Educational Affairs and   other departments’ representatives discussed the work mechanisms, the standards and criteria elements and establishing a schedule for ...

The Ministry Of Education installed the French language as an elective subject in Post Basic Education classes 11& 12. The implementation has started this academic year 2013/14 in four schools as a drafting start. This step is a delivery of the ministry strategic plan to add variety to elective subjects and to add more options in languages study where it has already presented the Dutch language in 2012/2013 in 5 schools. In regard to choices and consideration that propelled the project, His Excellency the undersecretary of education pointed out that the French language is a language of ...

Within the events of Literacy Awareness Week Program being marked by the General Directorate for Educational Programs in MOE, the Continues Education Department and in conjunction with the Educational program Department in Muscat General Directorate; an educational life skills exhibition is organized to show the students’ products. The inauguration ceremony was held in Bahja Center in A’seeb under patronage of HE Hamood bin Khalfan Al Harthy, Ministry of Education Undersecretary for Education and Curricula. The exhibition included hand crafts and educational brochures of literacy ...

The Ministry of Education team for football won the second championship for government and private corporates which was organized by Sultan Qaboos University. The ministry won this title Tuesday evening, 7 January 2014 after overcoming Haya Water team. 18 teams participated in this championship divided into 4 groups. MOE headed their group and won over the Public Authority for Radio and TV team and Royal Court Affairs team to reach the final. The ceremony was held under patronage of HE Ali bin Masoud Al Bimani, head of Sultan Qaboos University. Haya Water Company team won the Second place ...

His Highness Sayyed Haitham bin Tariq Al Said presided over the inauguration event of Oman Education Museum at Al-Saidya School in Muscat yesterday. The event was attended by Her Excellency Dr Madeha bint Ahmed Al-Shibaniah, Minister of Education and a number of their Highnesses and their Excellences ministers and undersecretaries and a number of invited dignitaries in the country. “The Al-Saidya School in Muscat means a lot to us, it was the first fledge of education in the sultanate and resembling the systemic education story in this treasurable building is a beautiful work. It ...

Al Wosta Education Directory held a lengthened meeting with the Directors of General Education of Diploma Examinations Centers; the meeting was chaired by Dr. Salim Al Mashani, Head of Al Wosta Education Directory .It was attended by Hamad Al Shakily, Deputy of Administration for Educational Programs and Said Al Ganboosi from the Educational Evaluation Department. Dr. Salim thanked the addressees for their efforts and emphasized on the necessity to follow the rules and regulations during the exams and to coordinate with the administration in case there are any inquiries on any aspect. He also ...

HE Dr Madeha bint Ahmed Al Shibaniah, Minister of Education, received on Monday in her office in the Ministry Sir Vernon Ellis, Chair of British Council who is currently visiting the Sultanate. At the beginning of the meeting HE welcomed the guest and discussed ways to develop cooperation between the Ministry and The British Council regarding the implementation of some programs and projects such as professional development for teachers, schools principals, vocational guidance specialists and other programs concerned both teachers and students such as connecting classrooms, Kids Reading ...