Fewer students in a group - Rules for combined classes change
In schools with low student numbers, the way classes are organized is expected to change from this school year. The Ministry of Education has approved new rules for schools with few students, intervening in particular in combined classes, where children of different age groups learn together due to their small numbers. Until now, in primary education, when there were a total of 21 to 50 students in grades one through five, they could be organized into three combined classes.
With the new rules, this scheme changes. When the number of students is between 21 and 30, three combined classes will continue to operate, while when the number goes from 31 to 50, the students will be divided into four classes. This means fewer children from different classes within the same learning group and more opportunities for learning to take place according to their level.
There are also changes to the management of small schools. The threshold for appointing a principal is lowered from more than 80 students to more than 60. This means that even smaller schools, which until now did not meet this criterion, can have special management. The directive also affects the workload of teachers. New teaching norms are set for some subjects, while teachers who also hold other roles within the school, such as quality coordination, career counseling or leading subject teams, will have fewer teaching hours per week.
The new rules come at a time when the number of students in the country is falling year by year, a phenomenon that is felt most strongly in rural areas, where some schools operate with small or combined classes.
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