Postponing the date of final exams and the beginning of the second semester due to the Corona pandemic and the winter season

Weather of Arabia - The Planning Committee of the Ministry of Education, in its expanded meeting held today, Wednesday, headed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Wajih Owais, decided to submit the date for the final exams for the first semester to start on 12/8/2021.

It also decided to present the beginning of the second semester of the year 2021/2022, to start on the date of 1/22022, where the total days of the academic year for the two semesters will remain 195 school days, in line with the approved school calendar.

And the Secretary-General of the Ministry for Educational Affairs, Dr. Nawaf Al-Ajarma, indicated that this decision comes in the interest of the Ministry for the safety and health of students, given the conditions of the Corona pandemic, and in order to avoid the high number of injuries, as the chances of infection increase during the winter period, in addition to providing the opportunity to hold the supplementary exam that will start in The thirtieth of December next.