Decision to reopen educational institutions to be taken today
Educational institutions across the country have been proposed to reopen in three phases
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers’ Conference will be held today (Monday) via video link which will chaired by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood and attended by education ministers from all four provinces.
The forum will discuss the prevailing situation of second wave of Covid-19 and will also the decision regarding reopening of educational institutions across the country.
According to sources, educational institutions across the country have been proposed to reopen in three phases, with primary schools being first in line to open this time around.
According to the agenda of the conference, the decision to reopen educational institutions will be taken while keeping in view of the coronavirus cases in the country and the health advisory.
It has been suggested that in the first phase, public and private primary schools across the country should be opened from January 25, 2021, while in the second phase, middle/secondary schools should be opened from February 4 and in the third phase, higher middle/secondary and equivalent educational institutions should be opened.
It has also been proposed that examinations at the level of schools and boards across the country should start from late May or early June, with the academic course work being completed beforehand. Similarly, the duration of summer vacations will be reduced and the new academic year will start from August 2021.
To recall, after staying open for almost two and a half months, educational institutions across the country were closed again from November 26, 2020 till January 11.
