Repealed by Royal Decree 31/2023.
We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State 26/75 and its amendments,
and after perusal of the Private Schools Law 2/73,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
General education schools established by any entity in the Sultanate, whether governmental other than the Ministry of Education or non-governmental, are hereby classified under the name “private schools”.
Article 2
The establishment of private schools is hereby subject to the approval of the Ministry of Education as the sole authority supervising all stages and various types of education.
Article 3
The Minister of Education shall issue the regulations, statutes, and decisions relating to the establishment of private schools.
Article 4
Any person who intentionally violates the provisions of article 2 of this decree or the provisions of any of the regulations, statutes, and decisions stipulated in article 3 of it must be punished by a fine not exceeding 500 Rial Omani, imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or both punishments together. If the violation is repeated, the punishment must be doubled.
Article 5
Any previous law or decree relating to private schools, in particular the Private Schools Law 2 of 1973, is hereby repealed.
Article 6
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its publication.
Issued on: 21 Shawwal 1397
Corresponding to: 5 October 1977
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
This decree was published in Official Gazette 136 issued on 1 November 1977.