™Back to school 2026
The whole 2026-2027 school year start in one place: the amended official calendar, the allowances and deadlines that matter to parents, pupils and students — then compute your average and your back-to-school budget.
Calculators
CNAS contribution calculator
Calculate CNAS employee and employer contributions with a full branch breakdown
CNASMonthly Budget Calculator
Plan your monthly budget: enter your income and expenses to find your remaining balance and savings rate.
Primary-school average calculator
Compute an Algerian primary pupil's average (1AP–5AP) – average of subjects out of 20.
MENMiddle-school (CEM) & BEM average calculator
Compute your middle-school average (1AM, 2AM, 3AM, 4AM/BEM) – official coefficients preset.
MENSecondary-school & Bac average calculator
Compute your secondary-school average (1AS, 2AS, 3AS/Bac) by stream – official coefficients preset.
MENAverage Calculator
Compute your weighted average from marks and coefficients (out of 20).
MENVocational training — specialties and training centres
Browse every vocational-training specialty in Algeria by branch: the diploma it leads to and its duration, which establishments open it for the current session, and the directory of training centres (CFPA, INSFP) in your wilaya.
MFEPUniversity orientation – admission thresholds
Find the university programs your BAC 2026 average qualifies you for, by stream and wilaya – 2026 circular conditions plus the official final 2026 thresholds.
MESRS2026-2027 school-year calendar
- Sunday, 6 September 2026Administrative staff return
- Sunday, 13 September 2026Teachers return
- Monday, 21 September 2026Pupils returnKey date
The 2026-2027 school-year calendar was amended by presidential instruction: pupils now return on 21 September 2026 instead of the date announced earlier. The dates above are the ones in force.
Source: communiqué of the Prime Minister's Office dated 8 August 2026, issued under the instructions of the President of the Republic.
Back-to-school allowances and deadlines
Schooling allowance: 3,000 DA per child
Social-security members receive a yearly allowance of 3,000 DA for each schooled child, with no income condition, under executive decree 19-239; it is paid through the family-allowance channel.
University grant: 1 to 15 September
Student grant applications are filed online on the PROGRES platform from 1 to 15 September 2026, together with university transport and accommodation requests.
Vocational training: September 2026 session
Enrollment for the September 2026 session runs on the takwin.dz platform or directly at the training establishments; courses start on 4 October 2026.
The amounts and deadlines above come from the official texts and announcements of the sectors concerned and may be adjusted: check your establishment's or wilaya directorate's announcement before filing any application.
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