New school year/ “After School” program to launch free of charge in September at 408 schools across Albania

According to an instruction issued by the Ministry of Education, 408 is the number of schools benefiting from the after-school program. In the 2026–2027 school year, the “After School” program in the pre-university education system is expected to begin implementation in September at a large number of schools across the country, 50 of them in Tirana and two in Kamëz.

Another group of schools and upper secondary schools will be included in the “Arts and Crafts” program.

This program is organized outside regular school hours and aims to reinforce learning, develop students’ academic, social, cultural, sporting and creative skills, and support their all-round development.

This is the list of schools in the capital, selected based on favorable conditions, including functional spaces and schools operating in a single shift and not undergoing reconstruction.

According to the same instruction, already published in the Official Gazette dated 27/08/2026, the structure and duration of the activities are organized as follows:

In primary education, grades 1–5: Homework Support (BDSH) and Arts and Crafts Clubs (KAZ)

b) In lower secondary education, grades 6–9: Arts and Crafts Clubs (KAZ)

c) In upper secondary education, grades 10–12: Arts and Crafts Clubs (KAZ)

Students’ participation in the program is based on a request from a parent or the person exercising parental responsibility, submitted through an application in SMIP. Meanwhile, student groups for each type of program are formed in accordance with the standards, with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 30 participating students, as stipulated in the order of the minister responsible for education. In addition to the teachers engaged in the project, candidates on the waiting list, as well as teachers who have recently retired, will also benefit from it.