KUWAIT CITY, Jan 14: According to the latest statistics issued by the Department of Technical Coordination and Follow-up in the Public Education Sector of the Ministry of Education, the total number of candidates registered on waiting lists for promotion to educational supervisory positions of school principal, assistant director, department heads, and technical supervisor is 5,190 from the three educational stages.

The primary stage tops the waiting lists with 2,394 candidates, including 87 school principals, 327 assistant principals, and department heads for Islamic 444, Arabic 355, English 105, Mathematics 241, Science 308, Social Studies 301, Arts 191, Girls’ Physical Education 5 and Boys’ Physical Education 30.

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In the intermediate stage, girls schools ranked second highest in waiting lists for promotion, with the total number reaching 1,567 male and female candidates. They include the following - School principal 64, assistant principal 74, department heads: Islamic 76, Arabic 177, English 41, mathematics 60, science 89, social studies 166, arts 41, physical 25, computer to 28 and physical education 60. The total number of female candidates is 931. In the boys’ schools, the total number in the waiting list is 636 - school principal 53, assistant principal 81, and department heads: Islamic 51, Arabic 27, English 17, mathematics 3, science 3, social studies 28, arts 174, physical 40, computer science 117, physical education 112.

Meanwhile, for the secondary school, the list of superintendents for various academic subjects on the waiting list was 243. The total number of secondary school female and male instructors on the waiting lists for promotion is 986 candidates, as follows: Males - 80 school principals, 33 assistant principals, and the department heads are Islamic 48, Arabic 14, English 11, Mathematics 1, Biology and Geology 5, Physics and Chemistry 4, Art 11, Physical Education 114, Music 14, History and Geography 67, Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy 66 and Computer Science 20. As for the waiting lists for female candidates, the total is 548 candidates, including 35 school principals and 27 assistant principals. As for department heads, it is Islamic 24, Arabic language 40, English language 31, mathematics 10, biology and geology 56, physics and chemistry 25, art 44, physical 25, Music 14, History and Geography 44, Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy 93 and Computer Science 30.

By Abdul Rahman Al-Shammari
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff