LAHORE: Public and private schools across Punjab reopened on Monday after the summer vacations, with the School Education Department enforcing revised timings that will remain in effect until October 15.
According to a notification issued by the department, single-shift schools will operate from 8am to 1:30pm from Monday to Thursday and from 8am to 12:45pm on Fridays.
In double-shift schools, the morning session will run from 8am to 12:30pm Monday to Thursday and from 8am to noon on Fridays. The evening shift will operate from 1pm to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday and from 2pm to 5:30pm on Fridays.
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Schools across the province will remain open from Monday to Friday. The notification also allows a 15-minute difference in the timings of girls’ schools, which may be adjusted at the district level according to local requirements.
Chief executive officers of district education authorities have been directed to ensure strict compliance with the revised schedule.
The summer vacations began on May 22 and ended on August 23.
