Schools to have two-day weekend; vacations to be shortened

BHAKTAPUR: A two-day weekend rule announced by the government will be coming into effect from May 15 and the provision will be implemented in schools as well. The government has decided to do away with a half-day school schedule on Friday and reduce the winter and summer holidays to adjust the school hours to be affected by a two-day weekend. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has directed the Centre for Education and Human Resource Development, Sanothimi to proceed with the implementation of the government decision. The centre said it has issued a circular to Education Development and Coordination Unit in all 77 districts to follow the ministry's decision. With this, schools will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday and will run till 4:00 pm on Friday. The Ministry on Wednesday decided to give a public holiday on Saturday and Sunday in public and private schools as in other government entities. According to director at the centre, Ramchandra Sharma, district coordination units in all 77 districts and local levels and schools across the country have been asked to bring the two-day weekend provision into practice. The local governments have been directed to prepare the annual calendar by reducing the number of days from the winter and summer vacations and other holidays to make up for the shortfall in credit hours after public holiday is given on Sunday. The calendar has to be prepared in such a way that the credit hours and working hours are not compromised as stipulated by the National Curriculum Framework 2076 BS. Arrangements have been made for the local levels to prepare the school calendar by themselves deciding whether to give 30 days' holiday at one time or at different times by reducing 50-day winter and summer vacations to 30 days. READ ALSO:

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