Today marks the start of the 2014/15 scholastic year with over 25,531 students returning to classrooms in state Primary and Secondary Schools. Welcoming them will be a total of 3,476 teachers, 1,832 LSAs and 455 members of the Senior Management Teams.
The Government said today that the beginning of this scholastic year “marks important policy landmarks which continue on the Government’s plans to improve the education system in Malta.”
During this summer millions were poured into schools’ infrastructure in a bid to improve the school environment for children and staff alike, the Government said.
This year also marks the second year of a six-year cycle which will see a changeover to a co-education system at Secondary level. The Middle School concept, whereby Forms 1 and 2 will be distanced from 3, 4 and 5, is also another important policy pillar for the Ministry for Education..