A proposed amendment to the Education Act would require Maldivian schools to provide a minimum of 195 teaching days per year, excluding public and school holidays, and would set January as the start of the academic year. Education Minister Dr Islaw Shafeeu said the country currently has no legally established minimum number of teaching days.
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Schools in the Maldives would be required to provide at least 195 days of teaching each year under a proposed amendment to the Education Act.
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Under next year's academic calendar, schools are scheduled to provide 163 days of teaching while remaining open for 201 days.
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Under next year's academic calendar, schools are scheduled to provide 163 days of teaching while remaining open for 201 days.
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He noted that the minimum requirement in the UK was 190 teaching days.
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Huraa MP Dr Anara Naeem has proposed the amendment, which would set a minimum of 195 teaching days in the academic year, excluding public holidays and school holidays.
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The proposed bill also seeks to establish January as the start of the academic year. If the academic year cannot begin in January for any reason, it must commence before the end of February.
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