Before the colonial era Koranic schools provided traditional Islamic and language education. Students were introduced to theology, Arabic grammar, mathematics, literature, Sharia (Islamic Law), and specialization of particular subjects. European colonialists established a western style of education in their Italian and English languages. Arabic, English and Italian became the main languages used in schools. Somali script was officially written in October 1972, and many students got educational opportunities, especially during the illiteracy campaign to rural areas in 1974-75. Although grades one to eight are officially compulsory in Somalia , only about one third of Somali children attend school. Somali National University was founded in1970 in Mogadishu . Faculties in the university were education, agriculture, economics, engineering, geology, law, medicine, science, veterinary science, lanWelcome to Education Facultyguages, journalism, political science and Islamic studies. The system of education in Somalia from primary schools to university was centralized.

For m ore than one and half decade Somalia was lacking of central government. National infrastructure and the system of education were collapsed during the civil war. Teacher training institutions and faculty of education was closed. After many years of chaos and instability, north eastern part of Somalia established their own system of government called Puntland State of Somalia in 1998. Puntland state improved security of the nation and provided some system of services. Education is one of the most potent instruments for nation building and social construction and that is why puntland has already developed a policy of education In 1999 National goals of education and National curriculum of text books were developed, Puntland Education Policy Paper was started to draft in November 2001 and Puntland teacher education policy was adapted in August 2006. New fundamental acts were adopted in the fields of public education, vocational education and teacher training. Teachers were trained on use of new text books.

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