Overview
- The executive published Decreto Supremo N.° 013-2026-MINEDU on Thursday, August 27, 2026, formally declaring a national emergency for public school infrastructure and assigning the Ministerio de Educación (Minedu) a 30‑working‑day deadline to produce implementing norms.
- Media reports citing Minedu and other sources estimate about 31,000 public schools — more than half the stock — are at risk of collapse under a strong earthquake or El Niño rains, a figure that officials have attributed to technical assessments but not yet independently audited.
- The decree orders Minedu to separate its planning and policy role from execution and supervision functions by creating a national functional infrastructure system and an attached governing entity to manage building, maintenance, and project oversight.
- Implementation will be paid from Minedu’s institutional budget without new Treasury funding, officials say, which raises questions about whether the ministry can reallocate enough resources and coordinate regional governments to carry out large repairs and new construction quickly.
- Minedu confirmed nationwide classes will continue for the rest of 2026 and Piura will close its school year early on November 27 as a targeted preventive measure against El Niño damage, signaling that urgent local steps will run alongside the national reform effort.