Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Education
Intervention Categories: Adapting or closing schools
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Education
Overview: School terms to be shifted in 2020; the mid-year (June) holiday will now take place in May, within the ‘Circuit Breaker’ period instead. Assuming situation is appropriate, the extended Term 3 will now begin in June, and end in Sept, with a 1-week mid-term break in July. Home-based school will continue till 4 May 2020 for Primary/Secondary schools. At universities and polytechnics, if classes are planned between now till Jun 2020, these will begin through online platforms accessible from home.
Full details here: https://www.moe.gov.sg/news/press-releases/mid-year-holidays-brought-forward-as-schools-adjust-academic-calendar-institutes-of-higher-learning-to-extend-home-based-learning
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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government
Evidence/Justification: Response to extension of Circuit Breaker period by Multi-ministry taskforce