School year: 2 million students return on August 24

Two weeks remain and classrooms are preparing to receive more than two million students. The Ministry of Education (MINERD) confirmed that the 2026-2027 school year will begin on Monday, August 24, with the return to classrooms of students in the pre-university education system.

Preparations underway

Through Departmental Order 04-2026, issued in March, the ministry activated the Special Commission for the Opening of the School Year. Work focuses on three fronts: upgrading educational infrastructure, guaranteeing capacity in all centers and the timely distribution of furniture and equipment.

What to expect in the first weeks

Education Minister Luis Miguel De Camps has insisted the goal is that no student is left without a place at the start of the school year. Families, meanwhile, can already consult the educational centers and enrollment dates published by the ministry.

The key figure

August 24, the Monday marking the return to classrooms. More than two million students nationwide and a logistics challenge of the first magnitude for the Dominican education system.