Overview
- Primary students who finish the year below 80% attendance must complete a December recovery period and take exams in all subjects, under the DGE’s 2026 framework.
- The school calendar sets Feb. 25 for the start of classes in initial, primary, special, youth and adult education, and first year of secondary, with the rest of secondary resuming on March 2.
- Mendoza dissolved the first–second grade pedagogical unit, so first graders who do not reach basic reading, writing and math skills will repeat the year, with recovery instances in December and February.
- The province will universalize the 3‑year‑old preschool in 2027 and make it compulsory in 2028, after creating 300+ new rooms and planning further expansion in response to a decade‑long birth decline and rising absenteeism.
- The plan expands EduTech with AI operator certifications in 100 secondary schools, announces 100,000 language and math books for students, and funds school works worth about 99 billion pesos, including 85 classroom expansions and 25 new buildings.