Parliament of Sint Maarten
Budget 2027

Education

Ministry · Budget 2027

DraftBefore Parliament

Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

ECYSOnderwijs, Cultuur, Jeugd en Sport (OCJS)

Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (OCJS in Dutch: Onderwijs, Cultuur, Jeugd en Sport) has the largest budget of Sint Maarten's seven ministries: Cg 133.1 million in 2027, mostly for subsidies to schools, staff (including public-school staff), school buses and study financing, plus education reforms financed by the Dutch Temporary Work Organisation (TWO) and a new care centre for pupils with additional support needs. Separately, its capital budget sets aside Cg 7.2 million to buy land and pay for designs for an indoor sports, culture and youth facility.

Ms. Melissa D. Gumbs

Ms. Melissa D. Gumbs

Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

2027 spendingCg 133.1MDay-to-day running costs in the draft
Share of all spending20.1%of the Cg 662.2M the draft spends in total
Own revenueCg 10.0MIncome the budget books to this ministry
Posts filled77%283 of 366 posts

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Spending

Day-to-day spending

What it spends it on

The 2027 draft gives this ministry Cg 133.1M for its day-to-day running, salaries, rent, supplies, subsidies and the like. That is up Cg 7.0M on the approved 2026 budget. Investments in buildings and equipment are counted separately, further down.
  • Subsidies & transfersCg 74.3M56%
  • Personnel costsCg 34.3M26%
  • Other operating costsCg 17.3M13%
  • Student costsCg 3.7M3%
  • Accommodation & transportCg 2.8M2%
  • Not itemised in the numbers bookCg 0.6M0%

By type of cost, million Cg

Education, Culture, Youth & Sport: spending by type of cost, approved 2026 budget and 2027 draft, in million Cg
Type of cost20262027
Subsidies & transfersCg 75.3MCg 74.3M
Personnel costsCg 31.4MCg 34.3M
Other operating costsCg 12.5MCg 17.3M
Student costsCg 3.7MCg 3.7M
Accommodation & transportCg 2.5MCg 2.8M
Not itemised in the numbers bookCg 0.7MCg 0.6M
TotalCg 126.1MCg 133.1M

Rows may not add up to the total exactly because each is rounded.

Policy plans

Plans

Plans for 2027

The mission, as the budget describes it

Through evidence-based decisions and policy, the ministry aims to create an environment in which everyone in Sint Maarten is encouraged and able to keep learning throughout life. It does this by promoting a cohesive, resilient society, protecting and strengthening the island's cultural identity, supporting and engaging young people, promoting sport and physical well-being, and offering enough accessible lifelong-learning opportunities. The mission does not change in 2027, a transition year between the ECYS Strategic Plan 2016–2026 and the new plan for 2027–2037.

  1. Plan 1: Improving access to education and student development

    Remove barriers to education, promote equal opportunities and invest in pupils' broad (cognitive, social and practical) development, with targeted guidance and better progression, from childcare to higher education. This covers the school-bus policy, study financing, accreditation of higher education and safe, sustainable learning environments. In 2027 there is extra attention for access to special education (including specialised facilities such as the Charles Leopold Bell School) and for implementing a newly ratified law to improve local childcare and higher education (the law is not named). The 2027 example the ministry gives for this priority is an effectively functioning Education-Labour Council that monitors the labour market, advises on vocational-education reform and strengthens employer involvement in training and internships. Linked policy objectives: (1) better access to education and student development (including special education, school transport of Cg 3,949,003, study financing and student insurance of Cg 206,400); (2) education, culture and sports facilities that better meet (international) standards, including the ERP and FRLP reconstruction projects and a "capital investment indoor facility Cg 500,000" (the capital section budgets Cg 7,157 thousand for this facility; see capital); (3) a better professional environment and development opportunities for everyone who works with children (teachers' job book, ECD Association, sports organisations); (4) more participation of young people and special groups in education, sport and culture (after-school programmes, school sport, Youth Hub); (5) more parental involvement (Positive Parenting Support Program – COMBI plan). The priority is aligned with Country Package measure G.1 and the Coalition Agreement. Its programme table totals Cg 108,920 thousand.

  2. Plan 2: Improving the learning outcomes of all pupils

    Raise the quality of education through professional development, effective educational innovation and data-driven management, to reduce learning gaps and promote excellence. The ministry says this priority is strengthened in 2027 in particular by two TWO-financed initiatives. The first is the Educational Care Center (ECC) in public education (cost centre 6360), which gives specialised care to pupils with additional support needs. The second is activating the Education-Labour Council (ROA; Raad Onderwijs Arbeid in Dutch) and strengthening secondary vocational and pre-vocational education (SBO/VSBO/PSVE), with a TWO contribution of Cg 1,623,698 under Country Package measure G.1. Three reform projects also run under "Execution of priority reforms": evaluating the learning environment (physical, digital, material and special needs), evaluating and adjusting the primary curriculum (Foundation Based Education, FBE), and evaluating the ministry's job book and pay structures. The text gives the TWO contribution for these reforms as Cg 2,859,476, while the TWO table prints 2,869 thousand; the source does not explain the difference. The 2027 example the ministry gives is the ECC programme, carried out according to the established "Roadmap" for special educational needs. Linked policy objectives: (1) better align culture, sport and education programmes with labour-market needs and the development of secondary-school students (including the ROA, SBO/VSBO reform and a revision of the SMVTS plan); (2) improve the learning outcomes of all pupils (ECC, national examinations, FBE improvements, summer school, language policy, educational innovation); (3) make young people more responsible for their own development (Youth Hub website, skills development, Business Outreach & Placement Program). Its programme table totals Cg 2,054 thousand.

  3. Plan 3: Improving compliance with laws, regulations and policy (local and international)

    Strengthen supervision, enforcement and transparency so that educational institutions meet applicable norms and quality standards, and develop the policy framework in line with international obligations. An important spearhead is further implementing the Integrated Youth Policy Framework, the "Youth Agreements" and the National Youth Monitoring Framework, which support compliance with international obligations such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC); the results of the Child Resilience and Protection Project (CRPP) are also to be embedded in national youth policy and monitoring. The priority further covers standards and curriculum development for early childhood development (ECD), with Cg 288,000 of TWO financing (cost centre 6230, project 00014); better financial management; expanding the Ministry Management Information System (MMIS) and reforming public education; and using sport, culture and heritage for social cohesion, economic diversification and international representation. The text says TWO finances two initiatives under this priority (the youth agreements and framework, and ECD), but the TWO table lists no separate amount for the youth agreements or the Integrated Youth Policy Framework. The 2027 example the ministry gives is a curriculum guide for (early childhood and) pre-school education. Linked policy objectives: (1) youth awareness and participation in society; (2) compliance of legislation and policy with local and international youth agreements; (3) effective and efficient use of the budget; (4) better management of the ministry; (5) more awareness in the business community (including tourism) of the benefits of sport and culture; (6) more regional and international representation and participation (elite sport, national teams, NSI and SMSOF); (7) heritage awareness and nation-building. Its programme table totals Cg 4,838 thousand.

Programmes & delivery

Programmes

Programmes and spending

The budget lists 51 programmes for this ministry, each tied to one of the plans above. Amounts are for 2027, where the ministry printed one. Programmes marked Dutch-funded are paid from Dutch money, the Country Package, the Temporary Work Organisation (TWO) or the Trust Fund, not from local taxes.

Showing 12 of 51 programmes.

  • Assessment of educational infrastructure and materials (focus on special needs)

    Cg 726k
    Plan 1Dutch-funded
    Intended result

    A report assessing educational infrastructure and materials, with a focus on special needs. It is carried out in cooperation with the TWO (Temporary Work Organisation), which finances it; the account is marked "Projects and Activities TWO".

  • "Implementation Roadmap" for the special education policy

    Not stated
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    The special education policy "Roadmap" is being implemented. Existing staff do this work, so there is no separate budget.

  • Implementation of the higher education "Roadmap"

    Not stated
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    Advice and regulations on funding and accreditation of higher education are drafted, and the higher education "Roadmap" is implemented. Staff only, with no separate budget.

  • Installation of an accreditation body

    Cg 25k
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    An accreditation body for higher education is installed in Sint Maarten.

  • Student School Transport

    Cg 3.9M
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    Under the new school-bus policy, students are transported to and from school and to extracurricular activities. The exact amount is Cg 3,949,003.

  • Participation in education levels

    Cg 70.0M
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    Students take part in basic secondary, secondary vocational and higher education. The money is paid as subsidies (account 6210-442), and the ministry's task is accountability and audit of the subsidised entities.

  • Participation in public education

    Cg 24.2M
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    Students attend compulsory education in government-run public schools. The amount equals the whole Public Education Service budget (cost centre 6360).

  • National Decree on Funding of Higher Education

    Not stated
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    The advice on the draft decree is finished, and the decree goes forward for decision. Staff only, with no separate budget.

  • Insurance for students in education

    Cg 206k
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    Students in education are insured. The exact amount is Cg 206,400.

  • Access to study financing

    Cg 3.5M
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    Eligible students receive study financing. The ministry also monitors and guides recipients, prepares them for studying abroad and collects loan repayments.

  • Student care and support services

    Cg 212k
    Plan 1
    Intended result

    Direct, preventive and curative support for students, plus career guidance, parental support and coordination of school safety.

  • SBO programmes and ROA establishment

    Cg 1.6M
    Plan 1Dutch-funded
    Intended result

    SBO/VSBO (secondary vocational and pre-vocational) programmes are validated and aligned with the needs of the labour market, and the Education-Labour Council (ROA) is set up. The TWO contributes Cg 1,623,698 under Country Package measure G.1 (1,624 thousand in the TWO table).

Changes

Since 2026

What changed and why

The lines that moved most since the approved 2026 budget, largest change first, with the ministry's explanation where it gives one; where it gives none, we say so.

  • Total ECYS expenditure (ordinary service)

    2026: Cg 126.1M2027: Cg 133.1M

    The tables give 126,114 → 133,079 (printed +6%), but the text says total expenditure "increases from 125,970 (2026) to 133,079 (2027): +5.6%". The numbers book contains both 2026 totals: Cg 125,969,993 in the "Totaal gewone dienst" row (NL 32) and Cg 126,113,996 in the final "Totaal" row (NL 33); the source does not say which is the approved 2026 budget. Personnel costs rise 8.9% to Cg 34.3 million; projects and activities rise 51% to 11,754 thousand; externally financed programme expenditure (TWO/slavery/UNESCO/SIDR) rises from 5,244 to 8,802 thousand (+68%); subsidies fall 1% to 74,227 thousand. The ministry notes that a few services grow by relatively high percentages, while the Department of Education, the largest budget holder, grows more moderately (77,514 → 81,500). The Public Education Service rises from 21,963 to 24,197 (+10%).

  • Projects and activities (all departments)

    2026: Cg 7.8M2027: Cg 11.8M

    Up 51%, which the ministry says is "mainly caused by reform projects financed by TWO" (the Temporary Work Organisation, which falls under the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, under Country Package measure G.1). The TWO table lists Cg 4,834 thousand of TWO money for ECYS in 2027. Separately, the ministry says budget constraints leave "fewer resources available for various projects and activities" in 2027. The numbers book gives Cg 7,788,277 → Cg 11,753,763 (+50.92%).

  • Examinations Service (cost centre 6310): examination costs

    2026: Cg 450k2027: Cg 650k

    Rising national and international examination costs and implementation expenses; the extra money is so that examinations "can continue without interruption". The printed change is +44.4%. The numbers book (ledger 439, other goods and services) and the programme table give Cg 455,000 → Cg 655,000 for the same line; the increase is Cg 200,000 either way. The Examinations Service total rises from 1,714 to 1,940 thousand (+13%).

  • Minister's office (cost centre 6000): legal and other expert advice

    2026: Cg 26k2027: Cg 100k

    Legal support (advice and guidance). Room is made to cover legal proceedings and necessary advisory costs on time, which the ministry says limits risks in ongoing files. The printed change is +281%. The numbers book gives Cg 26,240 → Cg 100,000 on ledger line 430 (accountancy and advisory costs and SLAs). The Minister's total rises from 500 to 577 thousand (+15%).

Capital projects

Capital budget

Building and equipment

The capital budget is money for buildings, roads, vehicles and equipment, mostly paid for with borrowed money. It is separate from the day-to-day spending above. These are the projects the ministry lists for 2027, largest first.

  • Purchase of land and architectural designs for new multifunctional indoor sport, culture and youth facilities

    Cg 7.2M

    The memorandum's ECYS capital table has only this item and prints 7.157 (thousand); the project sheet prints "Cg 7,157" and the text says Cg 7.2 million, allocated to the Sport, Culture and Youth departments. The numbers book books it to the Sport Department (6240): land purchase Cg 6,256,786 + land improvements Cg 900,000 = Cg 7,156,786 (2026: 0), which is the amount shown here. The capital annex lists the same two lines ("Aankoop ground/Land Purchased" and "Development of plans & drawings") under the Education Department (6210). Places named on the project sheet: the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex (Welgelegen Road), the L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium (Longwall Road, Philipsburg) and land in Bethlehem (printed "Lower Princess Quarter"). The sheet says the L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium "shows considerable ageing" and that there is no fully-fledged national arts and culture centre or centralised youth facility. Only land and designs are budgeted. Construction, equipment and operation are later phases; the plans are meant to serve as a blueprint for obtaining further funding through national budgets, public-private partnerships and/or international grants in 2028 and beyond. Chapter 6.5 describes the capital projects as ones for which a capital service loan will be requested. Mismatch: the Priority 1 objectives table mentions a "capital investment indoor facility Cg 500,000" (EN 91), and the source does not explain the difference.

  • Study loans issued to students

    Cg 5.3M

    These are loans to students, not purchases of assets, but they count toward the capital service: Cg 5,280,000 a year from 2025 to 2029 in the capital annex, which lists them under the Education Department (6210); the ledger books them to the Study Financing Service (6320). With this line, the eleven items add up to the ministry's capital service total of Cg 17,893,330 (2026: Cg 10,736,544). The numbers book prints the 2026→2027 difference on that total as "0 / 0.00%", but the arithmetic difference is +Cg 7,156,786 (the land-and-designs line). The memorandum puts study loans to be granted at Cg 5 million (EN 168).

  • Expansion and rebuilding of the John Larmonie Center

    Cg 2M

    This item is in the numbers book only, not in the memorandum's ECYS capital table. Cg 2,000,000; the capital annex shows the same amount for 2025 and 2026. The ledger books it to the Culture Department (6220, accommodation), while the annex lists it under the Education Department (6210). The memorandum explains that all 2026 capital items were included again in 2027 because it is not known whether the 2026 loan will be obtained (EN 168). Separately, the Priority 3 programme table has a subsidy line describing "Expansion of the John Larmonie Center" (EN 103).

  • Completion of the Prince Willem Alexander School in St. Peters

    Cg 1.1M

    This item is in the numbers book only. Cg 1,089,973, the same as in 2026 (Cg 1,262,012 in 2025, annex). It is booked to the Public Education Service (6360) as new build, renovation and major maintenance.

  • Equipment for the new SMVTS curriculum

    Cg 700k

    This item is in the numbers book only. Cg 700,000 a year in 2025–2027 and Cg 200,000 in 2028 (capital annex), booked to the Public Education Service (6360) as fit-out and equipment.

  • Replacement of desktop computers (public education)

    Cg 450k

    This item is in the numbers book only. Cg 450,000 a year in 2025–2027 and Cg 100,000 in 2028 (capital annex), booked to the Public Education Service (6360) as ICT hardware and software.

  • Drainage and irrigation project and playground resurfacing

    Cg 350k

    This item is in the numbers book only. Cg 350,000 in 2026 and 2027, booked to the Education Department (6210) as infrastructure investment. No school is named.

  • Computer hardware and telecom equipment (public education)

    Cg 275k

    This item is in the ledger only (Public Education Service, 6360: Cg 275,000, the same as in 2026). It has no visible row in the capital annex, whose ECYS total is exactly Cg 275,000 higher than the sum of its listed rows in 2025–2027 (Cg 75,000 higher in 2028). The source does not say whether the two are the same item.

This ministry's capital chapter, 2027

Cg 17,893,330

7.2% of the country's Cg 248,519,771 capital budget, to the guilder, as printed in the numbers book. Across all chapters the capital budget also covers loan repayments and study loans.

Targets & staff

Targets

Targets to track

The indicators and targets the ministry sets itself in the draft budget.

  • Staffing occupancy (filled positions as a share of the total establishment)

    Target77% (283 of 366 FTE filled; 336 FTE budgeted, 30 vacancies unbudgeted)

  • Educational Care Center (ECC) for pupils with additional support needs becomes operational

    TargetAugust 2027

  • Quarterly performance reports from the ECYS monitoring tool (measurable indicators, budget updates, progress against policy objectives, bottlenecks and corrective measures)

    TargetEvery quarter, alongside monthly Management Team meetings

  • Share of personnel costs spent on primary tasks

    TargetAbout 80% (Cg 27.4 million) of the Cg 34.3 million budgeted personnel costs; about Cg 1.8 million goes on third-party hire

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Staffing

People and posts

How many of the ministry's posts are filled. Empty posts can mean planned work is delayed.
Posts filled77%

283 filledof 366 posts (establishment)

Posts filled
283
Empty posts with money in the budget
53
All posts (establishment)
366

Of 366 positions (FTE), 336 are in the budget: 283 filled and 53 funded vacancies. Another 30 vacancies are unbudgeted. The table prints occupancy as 77% (283 ÷ 366 = 77.3%). The Public Education Service has 193 of 236 positions filled, with 43 funded vacancies; about 50% of its vacancies relate to staff for the Educational Care Center, which becomes operational in August 2027. The Inspectorate has 13 of 22 filled (59%); the ministry says its 9 unbudgeted vacancies against 13 FTE indicate "a structural shortage of inspection capacity". Educational Innovations has 8 of 19 filled (42%). The ministry says the unbudgeted vacancies indicate that the establishment is "insufficiently aligned with the actual work", and that without proactive workforce planning, adjusted budgets and flexible deployment of staff, essential programmes risk delay or lost effectiveness. Two asterisks in the table (Staff Bureau 9*, Sport 11*) have no footnote. Cross-check: Staat B (NL 71) prints 283 current staff, 53 budgeted vacancies and 336 budgeted personnel, and the Formatieplan (NL 58) prints 336 and 53; but both give 367 positions in total (Staat B: 84 vacancies; 283 ÷ 367 = 77.1%). That is one more than the memorandum's 366, and the source does not explain the difference. Staat B puts the cost of the 336 budgeted positions at Cg 31,955,802.

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Risks

Risks

Risks to delivery

The risks the ministry names itself in the draft budget.

  • Education: slow recruitment and a shortage of senior policy officers

    The risk table rates this High probability and High impact. Delays in hiring new staff and a lasting shortage of senior policy officers lower productivity. They also put heavy pressure on existing staff, leading to more absenteeism and delays in delivering important results.

  • Youth: too little budget for policy development, combined with recruitment delays

    The risk table rates this High probability and High impact. Insufficient budget for policy development and implementation, combined with recruitment delays and a persistent shortage of policy officers, can lead to reduced access to essential services, non-compliance with laws and regulations and growing social inequality. The ministry says these problems undermine critical programmes, weaken institutional capacity and limit support for vulnerable groups, threatening long-term outcomes for children and young people. In the narrative this paragraph sits under the "Education" heading; the risk table labels it "Youth".

  • Sport: considerable reduction in sports budgets in recent years

    The risk table rates this High probability and Medium impact. The considerable reduction in sports budgets in recent years hampers investment in sports facilities, programmes and athlete development. The ministry says insufficient funding would limit sport's contribution to public health and well-being, possibly leading to higher health risks and rising national healthcare costs. It says it remains committed to athlete training, national teams, sports tourism and better facilities.

  • Reconstruction projects: high prices for goods and services

    The risk table rates this Medium probability and High impact. Prices are expected to stay high, so financing through the reconstruction funds must be adjusted. To manage this, each project has a spending ceiling, and large projects (the Sister Marie Laurence School, the Library and the Charles Leopold Bell School, including its programme financing) will not run at the same time. A further challenge is the sustainability requirement: the government must provide enough money and organisation to fold these projects into public institutions. This applies especially to the Child Resilience and Protection Project (CRPP), education programmes and the expected maintenance in 2027.

Detailed budget lines

The numbers book

The biggest budget lines

The numbers book (Getallenboek, in the Dutch submission) lists every line of spending to the guilder. These are this ministry's 10 largest lines for 2027, with the Dutch wording as printed.
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  • Subsidies

    Subsidies

    Education department

    2026Cg 71,050,749
    2027Cg 70,035,936
    Down Cg 1,014,813 vs 2026

  • Gross salaries

    Brutolonen en Salarissen

    Public Education (public schools)

    2026Cg 15,651,754
    2027Cg 17,196,541
    Up Cg 1,544,787 vs 2026

  • Projects & activities

    Projecten en Activiteiten

    Education department

    2026Cg 1,095,000
    2027Cg 5,588,174
    Up Cg 4,493,174 vs 2026

  • School transport

    Schoolvervoer

    Education department

    2026Cg 3,500,000
    2027Cg 3,949,003
    Up Cg 449,003 vs 2026

  • Projects & activities

    Projecten en Activiteiten

    Culture department

    2026Cg 3,966,497
    2027Cg 3,740,000
    Down Cg 226,497 vs 2026

  • Study grants & allowances

    Studie Beurzen en Toelagen

    Study Financing

    2026Cg 3,500,000
    2027Cg 3,500,000
    No change vs 2026

  • Pensions

    Pensioen

    Public Education (public schools)

    2026Cg 1,797,818
    2027Cg 1,989,427
    Up Cg 191,609 vs 2026

  • Subsidies

    Subsidies

    Youth department

    2026Cg 1,905,120
    2027Cg 1,905,120
    No change vs 2026

  • Subsidies

    Subsidies

    Culture department

    2026Cg 1,482,100
    2027Cg 1,527,100
    Up Cg 45,000 vs 2026

  • Gross salaries

    Brutolonen en Salarissen

    Student Support Services

    2026Cg 1,234,861
    2027Cg 1,305,910
    Up Cg 71,049 vs 2026
For you

In plain English

What this means for you

Our summary of the ministry's chapter. The figures in it come from the pages cited on this page.

  • Education, Culture, Youth and Sport has the largest budget of any ministry: Cg 133.1 million in 2027, about 21% of the Cg 634 million for all seven ministries, and about Cg 7 million more than in 2026. The ministry's text gives a 2026 base of Cg 125.97 million (+5.6%), while its tables use Cg 126.1 million (printed as +6%; about +5.5% unrounded). Both 2026 totals appear in the numbers book (EN 88, EN 89, EN 11, NL 32, NL 33).

  • Most of the money is already committed. Cg 74.2 million goes out as subsidies, Cg 70.0 million of it for subsidised basic secondary, secondary vocational and higher education. Cg 24.2 million runs the government's own public schools. School buses cost Cg 3.9 million and study financing Cg 3.5 million. The ministry says about 94% of its budget is fixed; the fixed-cost lines it lists add up to roughly 88–91% in the published tables, so the 94% could not be reproduced (EN 88, EN 89, EN 95).

  • Much of the growth in projects is paid for with Dutch money. The TWO (Temporary Work Organisation, which falls under the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations) contributes Cg 4.8 million: for the Education-Labour Council and vocational education, reviews of the learning environment, primary curriculum and teacher pay, early-childhood standards, MMIS consultants and legislation. Elsewhere the budget says TWO is expected to run until the end of the first quarter of 2027, with no extension foreseen for now. Another Cg 3.2 million, marked BZK (the same Dutch ministry), pays for an action agenda on Sint Maarten's slavery past. Repairs and reconstruction of schools, gyms and the Library run as Trust Fund projects (ERP and FRLP), with no amount in this budget (EN 92, EN 16, EN 96, EN 103).

  • A new Educational Care Center for pupils who need extra support is due to open in August 2027, and about half of the Public Education Service's 43 budgeted vacancies relate to it. Across the ministry, 283 of 366 positions are filled (77%). The school inspectorate has 13 of its 22 positions filled, which the ministry calls a structural shortage of inspection capacity (EN 104).

  • About Cg 7.2 million (Cg 7,157 thousand) is set aside to buy land and pay for architectural designs for a new indoor sports, culture and youth facility; the project sheet names the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, the L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium and land in Bethlehem. Construction, equipment and operation are later phases, and the plans are meant to help obtain further funding from 2028 onward. Another table in the budget mentions a "capital investment indoor facility" of Cg 500,000, and the source does not explain the difference (EN 97, EN 173, EN 91).

2027–2030

The four-year path

The budget's own forecast for this ministry's day-to-day spending, in whole millions. The years after 2027 are estimates and usually change in later budgets.
20272030Cg 127M
2027 draft
Cg 133M
2028 estimate
Cg 126M
2029 estimate
Cg 125M
2030 estimate
Cg 127M
The line zooms in on the range of these years; the small bars start at zero.
Sources and publication notes