YANGON Region Social Affairs Minister U Bo Htay said that teacher shortages at Basic Education Primary Schools across Yangon Region will be reported separately to the Ministry of Education and addressed on a priority basis.

The minister made the remarks while responding to a starred question on teacher shortages at basic education primary schools raised by Hluttaw Representative U Aung Khaing Oo from Ahlon Constituency No 2 during the ninth-day session of the second regular session of the Third Yangon Region Hluttaw on 29 June.

U Bo Htay said the Yangon Region Government is fully aware of the significant teacher shortages in primary schools across the region and will prioritize addressing them by submitting staffing requirements to the Ministry of Education separately.

When newly appointed graduates holding diplomas in education from education degree colleges, as well as BA/BSc (Education) graduates, teacher vacancies will be filled in accordance with the prescribed procedures. Likewise, newly appointed graduates of the five-year BEd programme and the University for the Development of the National Races of the Union will be assigned in accordance with established procedures. In addition, under the current circumstances, teachers from other regions and states who have applied for temporary assignments in Yangon Region will be systematically deployed to schools experiencing teacher shortages.

According to the Ministry of Education, more than 5.5 million students are enrolled in basic education schools across Myanmar for the 2026-2027 academic year, exceeding the enrolment recorded in the previous academic year. — TWA/TH