Coronavirus: UAE education ministry confirms end of term dates for public and private schools – The National

  • Date: 20-May-2020
  • Source: The National
  • Sector:Education
  • Country:UAE
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Coronavirus: UAE education ministry confirms end of term dates for public and private schools – The National

Coronavirus: UAE education ministry confirms end of term dates for public and private schools. Pupils will finish on July 2 and staff to wind-up the year on July 9 as planned. School pupils will break up for the summer on the first Thursday in July, the Ministry of Education said.. July 2 will be the last day of teaching for more than one million pupils in government and private schools.. At 185 days, the 2019-2020 school year would have been the longest to date - up from 175 in 2016.. When the new school year begins in September , head teachers do not anticipate that pupils will be in school 100 per_cent of the time, though the authorities have not made the decision .. Schools and government officials have suggested several scenarios, including one in which 70 per cent of lessons are taught in school and 30 per cent from home.. The Ministry of Education said any decision would depend on the virus situation in the coming months..