Ramadan 2020: UAE schools reduce hours for Ramadan – The National

Ramadan 2020: UAE schools reduce hours for Ramadan – The National

Pupils who attend private schools in Dubai will have their school day reduced to five hours from the usual seven.. Private schools that follow the Ministry of Education's curriculum will also have shorter hours during the holy month.. Kindergarten pupils, who are aged four and five, will have 15 classes per week, totalling seven-and-a-half hours over five days.. Those aged six to 11, in grades 1 to 4, will also have 15 classes per week with their school day of one hour and 40 minutes held from 1.45pm to 3.25pm.. Pupils aged 12 to 14, who attend grades 5 to 8, will have their school days reduced to two-and-a-half hours, beginning at 11am and ending at 1.30pm.. The ministry said the pupils should have no more than 17 classes per week.. One year later, pupils can choose to join the advanced stream, dependent on their performance.. During Ramadan, general-stream pupils will have 14 classes per week while trilingual general-stream pupils will take 15 classes per week.. Pupils in the advanced stream and trilingual advanced stream will have 21 classes per week, while the elite-stream pupils will have 22 classes per week - totalling 11 hours of school per week.. Applied