Madagascar launches consultations on education reform
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 2424.mg
Illustrative image · LEVESQUE · Pixabay · Licence PixabayMadagascar will launch consultations on reforming its education system next week with Educational Administration Zones and School Districts. Proposals will cover governance, quality and access to education before being brought together at the national conference on 30 November and 1 December, according to Yves Martin Razafimandranto.
Consultations on reforming Madagascar’s education system will begin next week in the Educational Administration Zones (ZAPs) and School Districts (Cisco), before being extended to the Regional Directorates of National Education (DRENs), according to Yves Martin Razafimandranto, director-general of pedagogy at Madagascar’s Ministry of National Education.
The process will be based on common questionnaires and guidelines covering governance, quality and access to education. The proposals will be collated for consideration at the National Education Conference scheduled for 30 November and 1 December 2026 at the Ivato International Conference Centre, according to the Ministry of National Education.
The proposals will not be automatically adopted: the ministry will assess their feasibility in light of available human resources, financial means and organisational capacity. Yves Martin Razafimandranto cites, in particular, the possibility of requiring all public primary school teachers to hold a bachelor’s degree and that of providing mass training for teachers. Both would require substantial resources, while community Fram teachers still account for a significant proportion of educational staff.
Technical coordination units within the DRENs were established on Tuesday to prepare for the rollout of the process, according to Yves Martin Razafimandranto. The National Conference announced for 30 November and 1 December follows the announcement on 10 November that it would be held in Ivato, as part of the education reform process. The National Education Conference is intended to examine proposals arising from the consultations.
