The Lagos state school calendar for year 2020/2021 session has been released by the state’s Ministry of Education, Office of Education Quality Assurance.
In the new time table, both public and private schools below tertiary level will resume the First Term academic activities on Monday 21st September 2020 while the term runs through Friday 18th December 2020.
The Second Term starts on Monday 4th January 2021 and runs through Friday 16th April 2021 while students will resume for Third Term on Tuesday 4th May 2021 and close on Friday 6th August 2021.
Management of schools in the state has been directed to ensure that all Coronavirus protocols are adhered to.
The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni who urged school leaders to embrace new learning style like outdoor classes, staggered attendance, platooning or alternative attendance among others in collaboration with parents in a safe and secure environment, also disclosed that further measures put in place by the Lagos State Government through the Office of Education Quality Assurance are for public and private schools in Lagos State to register online with the OEQA, take the School Self-risk Assessment, take the online training course to obtain reopening clearance for academic activities.
She said “It is not enough to reopen but to keep staying opened since some schools all over the world had to shut down after reopening due to a spike in the pandemic. All schools must make efforts to comply with these requirements, not just for the improvement of the overall school operations but for safe reopening for academic activities to support the Lagos State Government quest for a full return”.