Decision of the Ministry of Education No. 6/4 543/2157 (2013) on Registration and Acceptance in Schools in Basic Education

In light of the large numbers of displaced Syrian children that do not have access to education because of a lack of legal identity documents, the Ministry of Education issued a decision to encourage Directorates of Education and all school headmasters to accept students in public schools at the beginning of (or even during) the academic year, even if they did not have official school documents.‘

Children who are unregistered at birth can be enrolled in basic education schools based on age estimation documents issued by committees formed in accordance with the executive regulations of the Law on Compulsory Education. However, even despite the decision, it has been reported that some schools have still not accepted the enrolment of unregistered children.

‘ For more about these issues, see “Guide to Child’s Rights in Syria,” Norwegian Refugee Council and Syria Trust for Development, July 2023, https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/pdf/guidelines/legal-protection-of-children/syria-child-rights-guide_english.pdf; and “Guidance Note on Documents Requested for School Enrollment and National Exams in the Syrian Arab Republic” UNHCR and Norwegian Refugee Council, May 2018, https://www.nolostgeneration.org/media/3106/file/Guidance%20note%20on%20documents%20requested%20for%20school%20enrollment%20and%20national%20exams%20in%20Syria.pdf.