Armenian government to support high-performing schools and reward  those lagging behind

ArmInfoOn August 14, during its regular meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia approved a procedure to provide additional funding to encourage educational institutions with high performance, as well as support educational institutions with low performance. The decision comes into force on September 1, 2026, and the funding allocated by the decision will be  provided from January 1, 2027.

As stated by the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports  of the Republic of Armenia (MOESCS) Zhanna Andreasyan, a procedure  for providing additional funding to incentivize highly effective  educational institutions and support ineffective ones is being  introduced, which consists of two components: the first component  focuses on highly effective schools, which are planned to be provided  with additional funding on a competitive basis up to 10 million drams  per year. This funding can be directed towards current expenses, that  is, these works should be directed mainly towards additional programs  for professional development, the introduction of new teaching  methods, innovative technologies, etc.

As for ineffective schools, Zhanna Andreasyan pointed out that the  entire system will be assessed in order to understand the rationale  behind the support provided to them. Institutions with less than 50  students, as well as those with low indicators will not be included  in the list. The minister stated that a maximum of 50 schools will be  included in the list of schools receiving yearly financial incentives  and support.