Recruitment of 7,023 primary school teachers in Morocco 2026

Recruitment competition: 7,023 primary school teacher positions

The Ministry of National Education, Preschool, Vocational Training and Qualification, through the regional academies of education and training and the regional centres for education and training professions, has announced the organisation of the competitions for access to the teacher qualification pathway for the November 2026 session. For the primary school teacher qualification pathway, the total number of advertised positions is 7,023, distributed according to the specialities set out in Annex No. 1, with the written tests scheduled for Saturday, 28 November 2026.

This competition carries the code C 44431/26 and concerns the speciality of qualifying primary school teachers, at the second grade of scale 10. Applications are made exclusively online through the dedicated electronic platform, and candidates must validate their application before the deadline.

Key facts about the competition

• Organising administration: Ministry of National Education, Preschool, Vocational Training and Qualification – Department of National Education.
• Grade and scale: primary school teacher, second grade, scale 10.
• Number of positions: 7,023.
• Recruitment type: regular recruitment.
• Application method: online submission on the administration's website.
• Application deadline: 19 November 2026 at 16:30.
• Competition date: 28 November 2026.

It should be noted that this pathway is open to all university specialities, unlike the lower and upper secondary education pathways, which require a match between the diploma speciality and the subjects taught, subject to the exceptions set out in the official notice.

Eligibility conditions

The competition is open to candidates who meet the following conditions:

• Moroccan nationality.
• Enjoyment of national civil rights and no sentence to a custodial penalty.
• Not exceeding the age of 40 on the date of the competition.
• Holding one of the required diplomas or certificates, as specified in the official notice.

Accepted diplomas

Applications are accepted from holders of the following:

• A licence in education or equivalent.
• A licence in one of the university education pathways or equivalent.
• A licence, a licence in fundamental studies, a professional licence or equivalent, or one of the certificates or diplomas listed pursuant to Decree No. 2.12.90 of 30 April 2012, after undergoing a preselection based on application files.

Holders of a licence in education or equivalent, and holders of a licence in one of the university education pathways or equivalent, are exempt from the preselection.

Application file and required documents

Candidates must prepare a file containing the following documents, whose electronic copies are uploaded to the dedicated platform:

• The application receipt generated through the electronic platform.
• A copy of the required diploma or certificate, or the equivalence certificate accompanied by a copy of the equivalence decision published in the Official Bulletin for foreign diplomas, all of which must obligatorily include the grade obtained.
• A copy of the transcript obtained in the licence or the required university diploma.
• A copy of the baccalaureate certificate.
• A copy of the baccalaureate transcript.
• A copy of the national identity card.
• Authorisation to take part in the competition for candidates who are civil servants, issued by the competent services.

As for the certificates of successful completion issued by the relevant university institutions, they must obligatorily include the speciality, the pathway, the grade obtained and the date of obtention.

Application procedure and steps

1. Online registration: from 5 November 2026 until 19 November 2026 at 16:30.
2. Choice of academy: the candidate indicates the regional academy of education and training where they wish to sit the competition, it being understood that satisfaction of this choice depends on the reception capacity of each academy and that the tests may be taken in an academy other than the one chosen.
3. Ranking of centres: the candidate ranks the regional centres for education and training professions where they wish to follow training in the event of final success.
4. Validation: the candidate validates their application online before the deadline.

Candidates must submit a single application, either for the primary school teacher qualification pathway, the lower secondary school teacher qualification pathway, or the upper secondary school teacher qualification pathway. The exception is holders of a licence in mathematics or in French, whose applications are accepted for both the lower and upper secondary education pathways in the relevant speciality.

Competition tests

The written, practical and oral tests take place in the centres designated by the regional academies of education and training, in coordination with the regional centres for education and training professions.

Written tests

For the primary school teacher qualification pathway, the tests differ according to the chosen speciality:

Dual speciality

• Subject test: Arabic (60 minutes, coefficient 6), French (60 minutes, coefficient 6), mathematics (60 minutes, coefficient 6), science (60 minutes, coefficient 2).
• Subject didactics test: Arabic (45 minutes, coefficient 3), French (45 minutes, coefficient 3), mathematics (45 minutes, coefficient 3), science (45 minutes, coefficient 3).
• Education sciences test (60 minutes, coefficient 8).

Amazigh language speciality

• Subject test: Amazigh (60 minutes, coefficient 10), Arabic or French at the candidate's choice (60 minutes, coefficient 4), mathematics (60 minutes, coefficient 4), science (60 minutes, coefficient 2).
• Subject didactics test: Amazigh (45 minutes, coefficient 9), Arabic or French (45 minutes, coefficient 1), mathematics (45 minutes, coefficient 1), science (45 minutes, coefficient 1).
• Education sciences test (60 minutes, coefficient 8).

Practical and oral tests

After the written tests, the practical and oral tests are organised according to the fixed timetable, which runs from 14 to 23 December 2026 for the oral tests, with a period reserved for the practical tests of the physical and sports education speciality between 1 and 4 December 2026.

Results and lists

The final lists of successful candidates and the waiting lists are drawn up by order of merit, among candidates who have not obtained an eliminatory mark of less than five (5) out of twenty (20) in the oral tests, within the limit of the number of positions competed for. Successful candidates are definitively assigned to training establishments in the required specialities in accordance with the training map, according to merit and the order of preferences expressed.

Successful candidates definitively benefit from a qualifying basic training concluded by a graduation examination, following which holders of the educational qualification certificate issued by the regional centres for education and training professions are recruited and appointed within the regional academies of education and training, taking into account merit and the preferences expressed.

Salary

Salary: from 6500 to 9000 MAD per month.

Practical preparation advice

Given the nature of this competition, candidates are advised to:

• Check that their diploma is among the accepted diplomas and prepare the equivalence decision where applicable.
• Prepare clear electronic copies in PDF format of all documents before the application period opens.
• Not wait until the last day to complete registration and validation, in order to avoid any technical incident.
• Revise the components of the written tests according to the chosen speciality, focusing on education sciences and subject didactics.
• Follow the publication of the lists of candidates admitted to the written tests, which constitutes an official summons and may be supplemented by text messages.

This advice is practical in nature and does not constitute an official application requirement; the applicable conditions remain those set out in the official notice and its annexes.