Prioritise health ahead of board exams, UAE educators urge students

Prioritise health ahead of board exams, UAE educators urge students

Abu Dhabi: Board exams are just around the corner for many high school students at Indian curriculum schools across the UAE, with students, families and educators gearing up for what will be the first assessments in more than two years that will not be curtailed by precautionary measures for COVID-19. Ahead of these exams - for Grade 10 and 12 in February - educators are calling upon students to manage their time well, and to prioritise sleep and a healthy diet alongside their study plans. “Proper sleep habits ensure more productivity and better performance in the exams. Students who burn the midnight oil often fail to retain the content learnt, and subsequently risk going blank due to a lack of sleep,” warned Rachel Pereira, head of senior school at the Our Own English High School – Sharjah, Girls. Board exams are set to begin next month for students following the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Other education boards, including the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), and the Kerala State Board, will begin their assessments soon after. Over the last two years, the pandemic had necessitated extra layers of measures so that board exams could be conducted in a