المملكة: 57% of kindergarten students and 42% of early childhood students complete self-evaluation

The Education and Training Evaluation Commission revealed the expansion of the scope of the National Program for School Evaluation, Classification and Accreditation to include the stages of “early childhood and Kindergarten”, announcing that 57% of kindergarten schools and 42% of early childhood schools have completed the self-evaluation requirements, in a strategic step aimed at controlling the quality of education in its foundational stages in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

The authority continues to complete the stages of its comprehensive national project after completing Evaluating general education schools in its three stages, “primary, intermediate, and secondary,” so that the move is now moving toward consolidating quality standards in the initial stages that constitute the cornerstone in building the student’s educational journey.

Recent statistical indicators showed a tangible interaction of educational institutions with the program, as 57% of kindergarten schools completed the self-evaluation procedures, while early childhood schools recorded a completion rate of 42% in the same stage, which reflects field movement towards compliance with quality standards.

The Authority adopted a sequential methodology School evaluation goes through three precise stages, starting with “self-evaluation” as a foundational step starting from within the school, passing through “external evaluation” to verify the results, all the way to the “school classification” stage, which gives the school its rightful position on the quality ladder.

The authority confirmed that this methodology represents a world-leading Saudi model for ensuring and controlling the quality of education and training, as the journey that begins with self-evaluation and ends with external evaluation aims to achieve institutional excellence and not just monitoring, which enhances the efficiency of educational outcomes.

This movement comes within the efforts of the Human Capacity Development Program, as school evaluation represents an essential and indispensable step for achieving quality and excellence in education, and ensuring a stimulating and competitive educational environment that contributes to building a globally competitive generation according to Aspirations of wise leadership.