Tensions are mounting ahead of Morocco’s upcoming teacher recruitment exams as thousands of candidates excluded by the 30-year age limit await a “decisive decision” from the Ministry of Education.
A senior ministry source told Hespress that officials are “finalizing a decision that will settle the issue of the age ceiling for the next teacher exams,” adding that the outcome will be announced soon in an official statement alongside exam dates.
Education Minister Mohamed Saad Barada confirmed in an interview with the outlet that the age cap policy is under review, stressing that “a final decision will be made before this year’s recruitment call is released.”
Meanwhile, civic mobilization continues to grow. A committee supporting a petition to the Prime Minister has been formed under Article 15 of Morocco’s Constitution, which allows citizens to submit legislative appeals. The petition not only seeks to abolish the 30-year limit in education, but also the 35-year cap applied in several other public sectors.
Committee coordinator Reda Boukmazi said the initiative followed “numerous unanswered letters” to the ministry and the Ombudsman’s Office. “We turned to the constitutional right of petitions as a last resort to end the exclusion of a wide segment of Moroccan youth,” he said, expressing optimism that institutional channels will yield results.
The petition’s organizers argue that abolishing age limits would “reinforce equality and equal opportunity as constitutional principles essential to the rule of law.”
The ministry’s decision, expected in the coming days, could defuse growing frustration among aspiring teachers shut out by the current age policy.
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