School year in UAE to start after Eid
By Abdullah Rasheed, Abu Dhabi Editor
Published: July 01, 2009, 17:31
Abu Dhabi: Public and private schools will open their doors for the next school year only after Ramadan and Eid Al Fitr at the end of September, the Minister of Education said.
The decision to postpone the 2009-10 school year for public and private schools, including those that teach a non-ministry curriculum “was taken following extensive consultations with relevant bodies,” the minister, Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Qutami, told Gulf News on Wednesday.
Ramadan is expected to begin on August 21 or 22 this year. Eid will probably be on September 20. Schools will begin on September 23. Administrative and teaching staff must report on September 13, Al Qutami said.
WAM reported public schools will start after Eid. But the minister said the decision will be applied to all schools, public and private