المملكة: Photos| “Al-Youm” monitored in the field the students’ attendance during the first day of the month of Ramadan

Directed The Ministry of Education Today, its departments implemented a procedural plan to control studies during the holy month of Ramadan for the year 1447 AH, specifying 11 actual school days, interspersed with first-period tests, while adopting flexible dates for attendance in various regions of the Kingdom.

Al-Youm monitored in the field that during the first day of the month of Ramadan, students attended all academic levels in public, private, and foreign public education schools, and special education institutes and programs, In an atmosphere of positivity and seriousness.

The Ministry of Education obligated all its schools to implement a comprehensive procedural plan aimed at controlling the educational process and strengthening school discipline during the holy month of Ramadan, with an emphasis on monitoring absences and implementing regular regulations to ensure the seriousness of work.

The school dayor tolerance of cases of unjustified morning tardiness in order to preserve educational time.

Official reports revealed that the number of actual school days during the holy month is limited to eleven days only, starting from the first day and ending with the end of the sixteenth working day of Ramadan, after which the blessed Eid al-Fitr holiday begins.

This brief study period is interspersed with an official holiday on the occasion of “Foundation Day,” which falls on the fifth Sunday of Ramadan, which gives the field Education is an opportunity to catch one’s breath and renew one’s energy to complete the remaining academic courses.

The education departments have adopted flexible working hours, starting with The school day in Riyadh, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, and Al-Baha begins at nine in the morning, while in the Eastern Province, Tabuk, and Al-Jawf it begins at nine-thirty in the morning.

The Qassim Education Administration set ten in the morning as the start date for the first period, while continuing education schools in most regions of the Kingdom begin at nine or nine-thirty in the evening to ensure efficient work progress.

And to coincide with the numbered school days, it started in a number of Schools have the first period tests for all levels, which actually begin immediately after the Foundation Day holiday and include comprehensive written and formative assessments to enhance achievement.

The first assessment period continues until the end of the workday on the sixteenth Thursday of Ramadan, after which students return to complete the academic year following the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which extends until the ninth of the next month of Shawwal.

The ministerial directives called on teachers to employ “active learning” strategies to break the stagnation and take into account the physiological changes of students during fasting, while activating communication channels. With parents to send periodic reports and ensure partnership.

The plan focused on the role of the student mentor in providing psychological support and addressing cases of repeated absence, stressing that discipline in Ramadan represents the true standard for measuring the efficiency of school performance and the seriousness of the entire educational system.

The Ministry explained that the reduction of school days came as a result of the overlap of several official holidays and weekends, which requires students to invest time to complete academic tasks in a condensed period of time before enjoying the vacation.

The Ministry of Education stressed the importance of effective partnership for parents at this stage, by strengthening their role in encouraging their children to study during the holy month, and helping them to organize their time, including getting enough sleep, in addition to providing the appropriate environment. And the psychological, social and health atmosphere for review and study. ​