SANTO DOMINGO.- The Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (Minerd) reported that this Monday, August 25, the 2025-2026 school year will begin with simultaneous events in the 122 school districts, for which the participation of national and local authorities will be arranged in opening ceremonies in each educational demarcation .
The Ministry of Education reminded everyone that more than 2 million students are expected to return to classrooms starting this Monday, along with teachers, principals, administrative staff, and families, as part of a school year that reaffirms the Government's commitment to guaranteeing quality education for all.
The Minister of Education, Luis Miguel De Camps, assured that the necessary conditions have been put in place so that every child and adolescent in the country receives a quality education.
The main ceremony will take place at the Casandra Damirón Educational Centerin Santo Domingo East, where the President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, and the Minister of Education, Luis Miguel De Camps, will inaugurate the new academic year.
Simultaneously, the Vice President of the Republic, Raquel Peña, will lead the opening ceremony in Santiago, at the María Secundina Torres Siri Primary School, as a demonstration of the Government's commitment to education as a cornerstone of national development.
In addition, ministers, legislators, and directors of public institutions will participate in activities at various educational centers. The Minister of Public Administration, Sigmund Freund, will attend the ceremony in Pedernales, at the Pastor Roberto Méndez Arts Education Center; while in San Cristóbal, the General Manager of the Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company (EGEHID), Rafael Salazar, will preside over the opening ceremony at the Pablo Barinas School.
In Hato Mayor, the Minister of Energy and Mines, Joel Santos, will be at the Miguel Ángel Garrido High School, and the Director of the Budget, José Rijo Presbot, will lead the event at the César Nicolás Penson Arts High School. In San Pedro de Macorís, at the José Francisco Peña Gómez High School, the Minister of Women, Mayra Jiménez, and the Executive Vice President of Seguros Reservas, Nelson Arroyo, will participate.
In La Vega, the Ministers of Sports and Agriculture, Kelvin Cruz and Limber Cruz , will preside over the ceremony at the Mercedes Morelia Women's Polytechnic Institute. Meanwhile, in Moca , the Minister of the Presidency, Andrés Bautista , will preside at the Nuevo Renacer Educational Center.
In Hermanas Mirabal, the director of the National Institute of Technical and Vocational Training (Infotep), Rafael Santos, will lead the opening ceremony at the Anselmo López Center. In Puerto Plata, Governor Claritza Rochtte, Senator Ginnette Bournigal , and the director of the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), Igor Rodríguez. In Miches, the legal advisor to the Executive Branch, Antoliano Peralta, will lead the event at the Lucas Guibbes Center.
In Region 15 of Santo Domingo, the events will take place at different locations: Gloria Reyes, executive director of the Directorate of Social Development (Supérate), at the Gabriela Mistral School, Los Alcarrizos; the Minister of the Interior and Police, Faride Raful, at the República de Cuba Primary School, Santo Domingo; the mayor of the National District, Carolina Mejía, and the Minister of Health, Víctor Atallah, at the Padre Arias School; and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs, Ito Bisonó, along with the deputy Alfredo Pacheco, at the Víctor Pascual Agüero Polytechnic.
Likewise, in Santo Domingo, at the República de Chile School, the Director General of Customs, Eduardo Sanz Lovatón, will participate.
In Regional 16, in Cotuí, the President of the Senate, Ricardo de los Santos, will participate at the Francisco Henríquez y Carvajal High School, while the Minister of Labor, Eddy Olivares, will be at the Guaroa Moreta School, Bonao.
Likewise, in Regional 17, of Monte Plata, the Minister of the Environment, Paíno Henríquez, will preside over the opening at the Fray Pedro de Córdoba Educational Center, District 17-01, Yamasá.
