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School Hours Timing and Class Hours Can Be Decided by the Schools

  • Publish date: Wednesday، 25 January 2023 Last update: Thursday، 26 January 2023
School Hours Timing and Class Hours Can Be Decided by the Schools

Private and foreign schools that are associated with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education are now permitted to shorten class periods and change the time when the school day officially begins.
 

The Ministry made this decision as part of its effort to further enhance the educational system and make it easier for private and international schools to operate.

Private and international schools are now given some latitude by the Ministry in deciding how long classes should last. The length of the class period shall not be less than 35 minutes for elementary and intermediate level schools, and 40 minutes for senior schools, according to a regulation from the ministry.

School Hours Timing and Class Hours Can Be Decided by the Schools

The school administration has the authority to choose whether to start the school day one hour early or one hour later than the officially recommended time. In accordance with the daily and weekly class hours that are observed for each class in public schools, the Ministry's decision permits these schools to benefit from the enrichment programs that it has approved. 

The Education Department or the foreign education offices to which they are linked must be notified by those institutions if they intend to implement the decisions.
 

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