The Minister of Education, Youssef Al-Bunyan, has issued a decision to link education departments in the governorates with the general departments of education in the regions of the Kingdom, rather than directly with the ministry. The decision specifies that the general administrations of education in Jeddah, Taif, and Al-Ahsa will remain administratively affiliated with the ministry, ensuring that each of them provides the general administration of education in the region with the necessary requirements for the region’s emirates and council, according to Royal Order No. (A/92) and its implementing regulations.
Additionally, the Director General of Education in the region will supervise all education departments in the governorates within his region. He will have the authority, as a matter of competence, to sign decisions assigning education directors in education departments related to him following the approval of the minister. The rules and regulations will direct all correspondence from the education departments in the governorates to the education departments in the regions. If the matter requires reporting to the Ministry, it must go through the education departments in the regions and the general departments of education in the governorates.
Al-Marsad Newspaper: Minister of Education Youssef Al-Bunyan issued a decision linking all education departments in the governorates with the general departments of education in the regions of the Kingdom, instead of their previous association with the ministry directly.
The decision included that the general administrations of education in the governorates of Jeddah, Taif, and Al-Ahsa continue to be administratively affiliated with the ministry, provided that this does not prejudice the provision of each of them to the general administration of education in the region within the scope of each of them with the necessary requirements for the regions’ emirates and the region council, according to Royal Order No. (A/92) and its implementing regulations. .
The decision also included that the Director General of Education in the region supervise all education departments in the governorates in his region, and he has the authority, as a matter of competence, to sign decisions assigning education directors in education departments in the governorates related to him following the approval of the minister who meet the approved conditions and controls, and in accordance with the rules and regulations to be directed All correspondences from the education departments in the governorates to the education departments in the regions.
And if the matter requires reporting something to the Ministry, then it is through the education departments in the regions and the general departments of education in the governorates.
In conclusion, the decision made by Minister of Education Youssef Al-Bunyan to link all education departments in the governorates with the general departments of education in the regions of the Kingdom will ensure better administration and provision of education to students in the country. With the Director General of Education in the region supervising all education departments, it is hoped that the quality of education offered to both students and teachers will improve. Moreover, the decision will streamline communication between education departments in the governorates and the education departments in the regions, and facilitate the reporting of important matters to the Ministry. Overall, this move is a progressive step towards building a strong and efficient education system in the Kingdom.
