The Ministry of Education has completed its review of grievances filed by members of the teaching staff affected by redistribution decisions, a ministry statement said. A specialized committee examined the requests, classifying them according to case types and applying approved criteria to balance school needs with humanitarian and social considerations for educators. The process resulted in the acceptance of all 1,311 grievances logged in the electronic system after thorough verification of supporting documents.
According to the ministry, the grievances were evaluated using specific standards that included a minimum distance of 16 kilometers between an applicant’s residence and the new school assignment. Health-related cases, responsibilities for caring for individuals with disabilities or special needs, and broader social or family circumstances also qualified for review when backed by official reports and documentation. This framework ensured decisions remained fair, objective and consistent for similar situations.
Ministry figures show the redistribution plan has lifted the proportion of teaching loads falling within appropriate limits to 75 percent, up from 34 percent prior to implementation. The initiative began earlier in October with the issuance of 8,703 transfer decisions covering 8,310 teachers across specializations and 393 supervisory staff. Average transfer distances were kept to 11.2 kilometers in the initial rollout, according to earlier ministry data.
The plan addressed long-standing imbalances identified through a comprehensive data review, the ministry has stated. Discrepancies between four different ministry systems had produced teacher counts ranging from 91,000 to 106,000, with the verified total standing at 91,982 educators serving 423,500 students in 984 schools. Examples included one school with 66 Islamic education teachers against an assessed need of only 11.
Following initial feedback on the transfers that began reaching teachers via the Sahel app in early October, the ministry opened an electronic grievance portal from October 7 to 9. Teachers could submit explanations and upload PDF documents without needing to appear in person, a ministry announcement indicated. The committee’s work on these cases concluded with the approvals announced Tuesday.
The ministry continues to monitor staffing requirements each semester to adjust for factors such as retirements, new hires and shifts in enrollment, according to officials. An electronic system now links teacher and student records to automatically calculate needs by school, class and subject while rejecting transfers to adequately staffed institutions. This infrastructure supports ongoing alignment of resources with actual requirements across Kuwait’s public education network.
