Schools to stay open in Ramadan

The education ministry yesterday directed secondary schools and colleges to remain open 24 days into Ramadan, which is likely to begin on April 2.

Schools and colleges usually remain closed throughout the arabic month. But the decision was made to recover the learning losses caused by the coronavirus restrictions, the Secondary and Higher Education Division said in a circular.

The institutions will close on April 26.

In-person classes in schools fully resumed in mid-March after over 720 days of closure in two phases.

The primary and mass education ministry earlier directed primary schools and colleges to remain open until the 20th Ramadan.