Agency: Plans implementation in schools from next academic year
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD) has completed aligning Bhutan’s National Education curriculum with the internationally recognized Cambridge curriculum.
In a conversation with The Bhutanese, an official clarified that this process does not mean a full adoption or replacement of Bhutan’s curriculum, but rather a careful alignment to enhance and modernize the existing framework.
“People thought that we are implementing and replacing our national curriculum, which is not true,” the official said.
This distinction is important as many members of the public expected the new curriculum to have been rolled out in schools starting July this year. With August underway and the academic year progressing, expectations were high for immediate changes in classrooms.
However, MoESD has emphasized that the alignment phase was focused on integrating the Cambridge framework with Bhutan’s curriculum and that the actual implementation will begin with the next academic year, starting in 2026.