Overview
- The 2026 teacher recruitment runs in three stages with fixed windows: contract renewals from Jan. 12–14, Prueba Nacional documentation from Jan. 30–Feb. 3, and expediente evaluations from Feb. 18–20.
- The Ministry of Education will pilot fully online enrollment from Jan. 19–Mar. 6 in six regions—Lima Metropolitana, Callao, Lima Provincias, Arequipa, Moquegua, and Tacna—under RM 010-2026-MINEDU.
- Auxiliary hiring for 2026 is formalized by RVM 158-2025-MINEDU with registration set for Jan. 12–16 and final results due Feb. 4, using merit lists and exceptional pathways.
- The plan targets more than 140,000 teaching posts nationwide and is executed by DREs and UGELs under DS 022-2025-MINEDU with merit, transparency, and regional schedules.
- Teacher pay rises for 2026 include S/3,500.70 for the first 30-hour scale, and over S/175 million was transferred to regional governments plus Defense and Interior to fund the first tranche under DS 284, while schools must reserve at least two seats per classroom for students with disabilities with a public, real-time vacancy registry.