The government has revised the vacation school dates, affecting Grade 7, Form 4, and Form 6 students. This decision means that these exam classes will have to forgo their holiday while their peers enjoy a break.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, the new vacation school dates have been shifted from the original timeframe of August 19-30 to an earlier schedule of August 9-22.
This alteration mandates that students in these crucial examination classes will continue attending school during a time when their counterparts in other grades will already have the opportunity to relax and recharge.
The Ministry explained that this change aims to ensure that students in Grade 7, Form Four, and Upper Six—who are preparing for important national examinations—receive the necessary instructional time to enhance their learning and readiness.
The statement reads ;
Following the release of the Secretary’s Circular Number 6 of 2024 on the above subject matter and the engagements that followed thereafter, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education informs that the Vacation School for August holidays will run from 9 August to 22 August for all schools. The timeframe of 19th to 30 August as given earlier, is cancelled. The rest of the Secretary’s Circular Number 6 of 2024 content remains the same.
The decision taken to this effect will allow Grade 7, Form Four and Upper Six pupils to continue with learning while the rest of the grades and forms close schools on the 8th of August 2024. Travel costs for boarders will be curtailed while supervision and monitoring of the Vacation School by the Inspectorate will follow a standard time frame for all schools.
The interpretation of this amendment statement remains with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.
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