Algerian school intends to make scientific excellence and student fulfillment essential levers of its evolution. It is in this perspective that the Minister of National Education, Mohamed Seghir Saadaoui, proceeded, yesterday evening, to launch the second edition of the national scientific competition “Inter-high school”, placing emphasis on the role of this rendezvous in talent detection, initiative spirit development, and school life reinforcement.
The minister stressed, in his intervention, that this contest is not limited to a confrontation of knowledge or assigning a winning team. It constitutes, according to him, a real educational project intended to turn school into a space for discovering talents, constructing personality, and developing self-confidence. Academic success cannot, he argued, be reduced solely to marks obtained, the institution having also to allow students to develop their critical thinking, dialogue aptitude, and teamworking capacity.
Addressing participants, present at the launch location as well as in various education directorates across the country, Saadaoui invited them to approach this contest with an open mind and fair play spirit, without making victory their unique objective. The opportunity must above all allow them to put their skills to test, discover new aptitudes, and exchange their knowledge and experiences with peers coming from other establishments.
The minister estimated that even students who will not secure first place will emerge winners from this experience, thanks to gains and lessons they will have accumulated. “A genuine competition does not make a single winner emerge, it contributes to shaping a stronger generation,” he highlighted in substance.
Reflecting on results of the first edition, launched in November 2025, the minister recalled that the contest had sparked educational momentum through various local, regional, and national stages, up to the final organized in April 2026. This initial experience allowed highlighting scientific, intellectual, and creative capacities of students, alongside their initiative spirit and aptitude to compete respecting rules.
For the minister, achieved outcomes confirmed that Algerian school possesses important potential, provided opportunities allowing students to express themselves and value their skills are multiplied.
This second edition falls thus within a broader approach by the ministry aiming to energize school life and diversify activities offered to students. On this title, Saadaoui mentioned the growth of cultural and scientific clubs, robotics and artificial intelligence workshops, alongside pursuing school innovation programs and strengthening student participation in olympiads and national and international competitions.
The objective, he explained, is promoting a school that does not content itself with transmitting knowledge or encouraging rote learning, but which also teaches students to think, ask questions, search, and propose new solutions. An orientation placing critical mind, creativity, and innovation at the core of the educational process.
The main official of the sector insisted on highlighting the role of teachers in accompanying students engaged in this contest. Behind every student who stands out, every innovative idea, and every team crossing different stages, stands a teacher who knew how to spot potential, encourage an initiative, and accompany efforts.
He thus considered that contest success constitutes equally that of teachers, inspectors, pedagogical teams, and education directorates, praising particularly efforts of those devoting their time to preparing and mentoring participants.
Saadaoui, moreover, insisted on the necessity of extending student support beyond the contest. Valuing talents and scientific excellence must, according to him, fall into duration and allow young people to transform this experience into new learning perspectives and personal development.