Schools to reopen on June 12 in Telangana
Yoga and Medication classes for five minutes a day
Dasara vacation for 13 days and Sankrathi vacation for five days only
HYDERABAD, MAY 25, 2024: With the stage all set for the reopening of schools for the academic year 2026-27 from June 12 onwards, the State government has issued orders for implementation of ‘No bag day’ in all the schools on every third Saturday, making a total of 10 bag-less days.
The school education department, which had recently unveiled the academic calendar for the schools across the state, stated that the forthcoming academic year would begin from June 12, 2026, after reopening of schools till April 23, 2027, the last working day, making a total of 227 working days. The summer vacation would be from April 24, 2025 to June 13, 2025.
The Dasara vacations would be from October 10, 2026 to October 22, 2026 (13 days). Christmas vacation for missionary schools would be from December 23, 2026 to December 27, 2026 (five days). The Sankranthi vacation would be from January 13, 2027 to January 17, 2027 (five days)
In addition to outlining vacation and examination dates, the calendar introduces new activities aimed at fostering a holistic learning environment. These activities include a dedicated reading hour, yoga, and meditation, seamlessly integrated into the daily school routine. While the academic calendar mentions daily yoga and meditation to be incorporated during or after the school assembly, the academic calendar says that the immediate implementation of these practices will be limited to a five-minute time slot per day. Moreover, the government has allocated a dedicated 30 minutes every day for reading.
The Formative Assessment (FA) -1 would be conducted on July 31, 2026, FA-2 on September 21, 2026, Summative Assessment-1 from October 1 to 9, 2026, FA-3 on December 10, 2026, FA-4 by January 27, 2027 for tenth class and from February 28, 2025 for class one to nine, SA-2 for classes one to nine from April 9 to 19, 2027, pre-final exam for class X before February 28, 2027 and SSC board examinations in the month of March 2027.
As part of the enrolment drive, the education department would participate in the ‘Badi Bata’ programme from June 1 to 11, 2024. The school timings remained unchanged. In order to involve the students in physical and co-curricular activities, the academic calendar allocated five periods a week for the primary sections, three each for upper primary and high school sections.
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