Riyadh: Chinese Language Now Compulsory in Saudi Arabian Schools

2023-08-23 11:49:00
Riyadh: Chinese language has been made a compulsory subject in all public and private schools in Saudi Arabia. Local media reported that the Saudi Ministry of Education has directed all secondary schools to teach Mandarin, the Chinese language, for two classes a week.

The new academic year started last Sunday in Saudi Arabia. This academic year, the fourth period on Sunday and Monday is dedicated to teaching Mandarin.

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Last March, the Saudi Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia and the Ministry of Education of China to teach Mandarin. In February 2019, the decision to teach Mandarin in Saudi schools was made during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Chinese capital, Beijing.

The new decision was announced at a time when the country is preparing to start studying Mandarin in the second grade, Arabic daily Okaz reported. Projects have been developed in collaboration with various organizations in the field of education and training to introduce the language to the general public.

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From this academic year, the Ministry of Education had instructed to give TC if absent from class for 15 days without a valid reason. This is to prevent declining attendance in government schools in the country. Issue Transfer Certificate (School Change Document) only after verifying the status of the child absent for 15 days. This condition is not applicable to private and international schools in the country.

There are 28,000 schools functioning in the country. The instructions issued for the new academic year called for the start and end times of classes to be clearly marked in front of the entrance gates of all schools. The functioning of the schools should be strictly followed by this schedule.

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The Saudi Ministry of Education has given permission for teachers to teach boys in the country’s government elementary schools starting this school year. In the first phase, permission is given to teach in class IV. This is a part of the Joint Education Plan being implemented in the country. In the new academic year, the joint education project will be implemented in three schools in Buraida, Unaisa and Albuquerque, all of Al Qasim province.

The Ministry of Education had earlier issued an order allowing teachers to teach boys in all classes in the elementary section of private and international schools in the country.

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