Supreme Committee issues key decisions on school opening

Oman Thursday 13/August/2020 15:13 PM
By: Times News Service
Supreme Committee issues key decisions on school opening

Muscat: The Supreme Committee on Thursday announced that the new academic year 2020-21 will start on November 1, 2020 for all students.

The Committee also took key decisions:

The academic year (2020-2021) will start on Sunday, November 1, 2020 for students and on Sunday, September 27, 2020, for teachers and related jobs. The academic days shall not be less than 180 days. The vacation of students, teachers, and associated jobs shall be aligned with this decision accordingly.
Adopting hybrid education for all schools, students will go to school for some classes and will attend other classes through distance learning. In accordance with the controls and regulations to be issued by The Ministry of Education.