kasa-vubu: No admission test or sale of supplies for the start of the 2025-2026 school year, reminds sub-proved Jude Nkaka

In preparation for the start of the 2025–2026 school year, Jude Nkaka, head of the Kasa-Vubu subdistrict, met with school principals in his jurisdiction on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, to remind them of the official guidelines for a smooth start to the school year. He emphasized the strict prohibition on the sale of school supplies within schools and specified that fees must be collected exclusively in Congolese francs.

"There are no entrance exams. Avoid expelling students for reasons not provided for in the regulations. Also check the teachers’ attendance logs. It is important to have students recite the national anthem and the citizen’s oath every day," he stated.

Furthermore, the Deputy Provincial Director warned against any attempt to circumvent the provincial decree setting school fees.

“Anyone who fails to comply with the instructions faces penalties,” he warned.

These initiatives fall under the second of the five guiding principles of the five-year plan of the Ministry of National Education and New Citizenship, which focuses on strengthening administration. This principle stipulates that a strong and effective administrative system is essential for the implementation of educational reforms. Strengthening the administration aims to improve the institutional capacity of the ministry and its decentralized structures to ensure effective coordination, rigorous monitoring, and continuous evaluation of educational initiatives. This includes streamlining administrative processes, developing the capacities of administrative staff, and improving resource management mechanisms. A strengthened administration is key to ensuring that educational policies and programs are implemented efficiently and aligned with national strategic objectives. According to the national calendar, the 2025–2026 school year is scheduled to begin on September 1, 2025, and end on July 2, 2026. Primary and secondary school students will have 222 school days, while kindergarten students will have 192. It should be noted that primary education is free in all public schools in the DRC, in accordance with Article 43 of the 2006 Constitution, a measure implemented by the Government in 2019 to guarantee access to education for all children. Ouriel Mangitukwa