Ortahisar District Directorate of National Education

Ortahisar MEM is the local authority in the field of education in Ortahisar. It administrates, supports and controls all formal and non-formal adult educational activities in Ortahisar as well as school education. It is a non-profit Public Body which governs 82 nursery school, 52 primary schools, 57 Secondary schools, 37 High School, 2 Adult Education Centre and some other private organizations. It has 63757 formal students, nearly 1797 informal students (most of them are seniors) 684 directors/vice, nearly 4959 teachers and 1368 employees. It also coordinates all Life Long Learning activities in the town. Since 2012, it is the legal authority to certify the adult learners (not only locals but also immigrants) and all adult practical skills within the frame of Life Long Learning Education Programme of the Ministry of Education.