Over 729000 Students return as new academic year begins in Oman

Over 729000 Students return as new academic year begins in Oman

1,242 schools across the Sultanate will receive 729,331 male and female students, 57,033 teachers and 10,834 administrators and technicians from various governorates of the Sultanate to start the 2022/ 2023 academic year.

Muscat: More than 729,000 students will return to over 12,000 schools in the Sultanate of Oman as the 2022/2023 academic year begins today.

Across the Sultanate, 1,242 schools will receive 729,331 male and female students, 57,033 teachers and 10,834 administrators and technicians from various governorates of the Sultanate to start the 2022/2023 academic year.

The number of students in government schools is 729,331, of whom 368,184 (50.9 percent) are male and 361,147 (49.5 percent) are female in about 1,242 schools, including 339 schools for the first cycle, 306 schools for the second cycle, 489 schools for the continuing cycle, 14 schools for grades 11-12 and 94 schools for grades 10-12, including 383 for male students with a percentage of 30.8, 227 schools for girls with a percentage of 18.3 and 632 joint schools with a percentage of 50.9.

These schools are divided into morning schools and evening schools. The total number of evening schools is 107, including 68 joint schools with a percentage of 63.5, 22 schools for males with a percentage