School year

Kombra urges school heads to start on time

The purpose of the visits are to gather relevant information and provide appropriate advice to head teachers, principals and teachers in-charge of elementary, primary high and secondary schools, national high schools, FODE and vocational centres, teachers’ and technical colleges.

“Your presence in the schools, vocational and FODE Centres, technical and teachers colleges is vital because you will be required to collect essential information about individual schools, centres and colleges that you have been assigned to visit during the two weeks,” said Kombra. 

Govt schools year starts on Feb 1

This is the notice from Department of Education (DoE) for schools, students and parents to be made aware.

The Department is yet to release the 2016 Education Calendar which is ready and will be printed and distributed by next week to all government education institutions.

Teachers in all educational institutions including Flexible Open and Distance Education (FODE) will resume duties on January 25.

Schools are reminded that Term 1 will have 11 weeks starting from Feb 1 to April 15 and the Term 1 holiday begins in April 18 to 22.