On 12 May 2023, the Ministry of Education issued the new Private Education Law ("PEL"), which repeals the 2011 Private School Registration Law. Under the new PEL, private education institutions including technical and vocational training schools, whether operating for profit or not, as well as private education institution teachers, are now required to register with the new Central Supervisory Board ("CSB"). Moreover, the schools are now required to meet new sets of registration criteria including the submission to CSB documents evidencing (i) their ownership or lease of school premises; (ii) student and teacher living spaces (if any); and (iii) that the status of the campus is in good condition. The schools must also submit their curricula and teaching plans, emergency health care programmes, and school safety and fire prevention programmes.
It may also be necessary for some schools to obtain a separate permit or endorsement from the Myanmar Investment Commission.
Schools which are established prior to 12 May 2023 must register within one year and the registration is valid for five years.
