The Democratic Autonomous Administration Education and Training Council announced on 14 August that the new academic year (2024-2025) will begin on 1 September.

The Council said that the first term will end on 2 January 2025, while the second term will begin on 15 January and end on 15 May 2025.

Azad Berazi, Vice President of the Northern and Eastern Syria Education and Training Council, told ANHA News Agency that the number of students in the 2023-2024 academic year is 860 thousand. Students are receiving education in 4,100 schools. The number of teachers is 40 thousand, while the number of those working in the field of education is 50 thousand.

Berazi said that the number of students in the new academic year was approximately 900 thousand, but the number of teachers remained the same.

Regarding the preparations for the new academic year, Berazi said: "The Education and Training Council provided the needs of schools such as books for the new academic year. It opened training sessions for administrators and teachers."

According to the Education and Training Council, 693 schools needed repairs, while repairs in 151 schools have been completed, and repairs in other schools are ongoing.

Education is provided in Kurdish, Arabic and Syriac in Northern and Eastern Syria.

Berazi said: "In order for the different language groups in Northern and Eastern Syria not to be separated from each other, the Education Council granted students who completed the 4th grade of primary school the right to choose the language of another group in addition to their mother tongue."