Categories: COVID-19

New academic year for all students from November 1, 2020 – Supreme Committee

The Supreme Committee on Covid-19 held a meeting on Thursday and issued the following decisions.

The Committee decided that the academic year (2020 – 2021) will start on Sunday, November 1, 2020, for students and from Sunday, September 27, 2020, for teachers and related jobs.

The academic days shall not be less than 180 days. The vacations of students, teachers, and associated jobs shall be aligned with this decision accordingly.



Adopting hybrid education for all schools: Students will go to school for some classes and will attend other classes through distance learning, in accordance with the controls and regulations to be issued by the Ministry of Education.

 

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