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Summer vacations for Sindh schools in July-August
Sindh government issues notification, vacations to be held from July 1 to August 31.
Sindh government issues notification, vacations to be held from July 1 to August 31. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI: Educational institutes in Sindh will have summer vacations from July 1 till August 31 this year, a notification issued by Sindh government stated on Friday.
The education department and the Cambridge-system schools have been at odds with each other on the matter, with the former demanding that schools remain off during July-August and the latter urging that the previous schedule be retained.
In 2011, the steering committee of the education department had received suggestions from segments of the civil society, government and private schools, which suggested that the summer holidays should be rescheduled to July and August to facilitate the people during Ramazan. However, the managements of almost all the Cambridge-system schools had criticised the decision. The reason was that their academic sessions began from August 1 and ended in May. June and July were the feasible months for them for vacations. Hence, the Sindh government had turned down the steering committee’s decision and kept the vacations from June 1 to July 31.
But a notification issued on Friday reversed the early announcement and came out in favour of the education department.
There are a total of 4,000 private Matric system schools registered with the board in Karachi. The city also has about 150 schools offering the Cambridge system but which are not necessarily registered with the board.
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And today was the last day of school for my daughters? Now what? So several years from now, when Ramadan occurs in March, will they announce summer holiday during that time?
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So now do the Cambridge schools close in June/ July or July/ August?
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These are schools, not governement institutions. Schools function – governement institutions don’t. If the Sind Govt has to take such a decision why couldn’t it do so 9-12 months inadvance? This way schools could plan.
The new academic year for cambridge schools is to start in August. Uniforms, books, syllabaus are all scheduled to be ready for August. If schools are to remain open in June, then what will the students do? The necesary arrangements cannot be made in 2 weeks.
The Sindh education minister and department should go back to doing what they do best – nothing.
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So now i have to spend my vacations dehydrated, lying on the couch, waiting for the Maghrib prayers. We don’t even have a say in our own matters.
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is this notice is for universities also? for Karachi university?
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How can the Cambridge schools commence new session in June when results of finals are given on 29th or 30th May. Dont the teachers need to plan? Time table, scheme of studies etc. It is weird decision of the Govt. Must be changed to June -Aug as Ramazan doesnot mean all work should be closed.
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its ridiculous and government is playing game with education.
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Its a good decision though the government should let the Cambridge schools decide for themselves. There are so many extra holidays in Ramzan and the productivity is at ot lowest anyway.
You don’t need to be a genius to see that this would mean the following holidays would be overlapping with vacations:
3 Eid holidays
14th August
21st Ramzan which is a school holiday in Sindh
27th Ramzan
Al Wida
Karachi schools need these much needed extra days since we can only expect a number of closures in the upcoming election year on account of political violence.
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It’s not a good decision. We just facilitate ourselves. Ramadan is blessing, not a problem. We should prepare ourselves for blessings, happiness not resting in home all the time due to fast. It gives a message to children that in fasting state you have to stay in home or lying in couch, watching TV all the time and spend your HOLY RAMADAN.
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Well it is a good decision but its been taken lately it should have been taken in the start of 2012 . And for now they could have adjusted the vacation from June – August for this year only and for every academic year they should be announce it in the January 1st week.
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Cambridge or no Cambridge, my mind is scheduled to go to school in August. I can NOT start a fresh academic year right after the VERY day I get done with my final exams!! And as far as Ramadan is concerned, a few years later it will be in March. Will you give us “Summer” holidays in March?! Sindh Government, you are absurd and will Always be that way.
Sincerely,
All the students who were hoping to relax this June.
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I think it is not a good decision as it was given at the very last moment.The Sindh government should change their decision and give a summer break for the school and colleges student in june till the eid holidays. The summer days are very burning and this will make a big difficulty to students as well as the teachers and parents. So kindly accept our requests and suggestions and give the summer holidays in june-july..Thanking you for your co-operation..=)
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please i am request you summer vacation holiday in june july kindly grant me,summer in june july i will be very thankfull to you for these act of kindness
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