The 8 provincial directorates of the Marrakech-Safi academy
The Marrakech-Safi academy is divided into 8 provincial directorates, from Marrakech to Youssoufia. 1 operate in urban or peri-urban settings, 7 in coastal, mixed, mountain, rural, urban ones.
| Provincial directorate | Seat | Setting |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech | Marrakech | urban |
| Chichaoua | Chichaoua | rural |
| Al Haouz | Al Haouz | mountain |
| El Kelâa des Sraghna | El Kelâa des Sraghna | rural |
| Essaouira | Essaouira | coastal |
| Rehamna | Rehamna | rural |
| Safi | Safi | coastal |
| Youssoufia | Youssoufia | mixed |
With 8 directorates, the Marrakech-Safi academy works on a decentralised logic: the academy sets the framework, the directorate applies and validates it. When marks are wrong, the answer comes from the directorate, not the academy.
8 directorates, 8 different realities
The region combines a major tourist hub, farming plains and mountains. Here is the detail directorate by directorate:
- Marrakech — A major urban and tourist hub with a broad school offer and strong competition for flagship institutions.
- Chichaoua — A rural province with long distances between villages and schools, where transport is decisive.
- Al Haouz — A High Atlas mountain province engaged since the 2023 earthquake in a school reconstruction programme.
- El Kelâa des Sraghna — An agricultural province of the Haouz plain, densely rural with widely spread schools.
- Essaouira — A coastal town surrounded by rural and mountainous hinterland, between tourism and fishing.
- Rehamna — A province transforming rapidly through major projects, with a new hub at Benguerir.
- Safi — An industrial coastal port city with a well-developed technical and vocational offer.
- Youssoufia — A mining province combining a mid-sized urban centre with rural surroundings.
What to do in practice in the Marrakech-Safi region
- The provincial directorate is printed at the top of the grade report. In Marrakech-Safi, the Marrakech directorate and those of the plains do not work to the same deadlines
- A mark error is corrected at the school, not in Massar. The platform only shows what the administration has validated
- In rural areas, ask about school transport and boarding from May onwards, not in September
The local educational context of the Marrakech-Safi region
Marrakech-Safi combines a major urban and tourist centre, Marrakech, an Atlantic coastline at Safi and Essaouira, and a mountainous area in Al Haouz on the foothills of the High Atlas. Eight provincial directorates cover this diversity. After the September 2023 earthquake, Al Haouz province saw a substantial effort to rebuild and upgrade affected schools, reshaping the school map in the mountain zone. In the rural provinces — Chichaoua, El Kelâa des Sraghna, Rehamna — distances between villages and schools remain long, and boarding facilities and school transport are decisive.
Frequently asked questions about Massar in the Marrakech-Safi region
Do results come out on the same day across all directorates of Marrakech-Safi?
Not necessarily. National deadlines are shared, but each of the 8 directorates closes its marks at a slightly different moment.
The school sent me to the directorate — is that normal?
It is normal if the issue is administrative or concerns validation. A wrong mark, however, is corrected at the school.
Which documents should I bring to the directorate in Marrakech-Safi?
The grade report, your child's school attendance certificate, and the date of the test or exam concerned.