School infrastructure: Key to the start of the 2026-2027 school year
Journalist and political scientist Hansel García highlighted this Monday the significant progress in the school infrastructure policy promoted by the Ministry of Education ahead of the start of the 2026-2027 school year. As he detailed, the official strategy focuses on two fundamental axes: the creation of new physical spaces and the optimization of existing educational centers.
A plan focused on expansion and maintenance
The current administration has prioritized expanding the capacity of the Dominican educational system. Under this premise, 1,500 new classrooms have been integrated, strategically distributed throughout Greater Santo Domingo and various provinces across the national territory. This effort is part of the program called “Aulas 24/7-365,” which has the ambitious goal of exceeding the delivery of 2,000 new classrooms before the end of the current year.
The strategy is not limited only to construction, but also focuses on constant rehabilitation and refurbishment, ensuring that students have dignified, safe, and functional environments for their learning.
Impact on the educational community
The scope of these interventions has been remarkable, benefiting more than 500,000 students and hundreds of teachers. In parallel with the new constructions, corrective maintenance work has been carried out in 1,451 school facilities. To minimize the impact on teaching, the authorities have implemented a continuous work methodology, carrying out tasks during evening and night hours under the 24/7-365 Plan scheme.
Preventive management and relocation
As part of the efforts to ensure the safety of the educational community, 57 schools were identified that required total demolition and replacement processes. Given this situation, the Ministry of Education proceeded with a preventive measure, relocating the affected students to other nearby educational centers and setting up modular classrooms to ensure that the teaching process was not interrupted.
García concluded by emphasizing that the continuity of these policies is essential to strengthen the national public system, ensuring that the improvement in physical infrastructure is an indispensable pillar for raising educational quality in the Dominican Republic.
