Hyderabad: Schools in Andhra Pradesh will close for the summer holidays on May 6, School Education Commissioner S Suresh Kumar announced on Saturday. In a circular, Suresh stated that the 2022-23 academic year would begin on July 4 with the reopening of schools. By May 4, all examinations for the 2021-22 academic year would be completed, and the baseline English assessment would be completed on May 5.
The Commissioner stated that schools under all managements would be open until May 20 in order for teachers to complete summative assessment examination evaluations and begin admissions for the following year.
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Earlier, because of the high summer temperatures in several parts of the state, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to hold half-day school starting April 4 for grades 1 to 9. From April 4, schools were open from 7.30 AM. to 11.30 AM. Class 10 students, on the other hand, will continue to attend school as usual with additional study hours as their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams, or board exams, begin on April 27.
Due to the Covid Pandemic, the last two academic years have been disrupted. The tenth-grade tests, however, were cancelled in the last two years. However, the summer vacation is due to be announced from April 24 and has been extended to May 6. Authorities have instructed schools to make arrangements to that effect.
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