Sindh Extends Five-Day Week to Colleges
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- Sindh schools and colleges will observe a five-day working week.
- Saturday holiday has been restored for all institutions.
- Daily school hours will be extended to compensate for the shorter week.
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The Sindh government has reinstated a five-day school week for all public and private educational institutions, reversing an earlier decision to implement a six-day week. This move restores the Saturday holiday, with the academic week now running from Monday to Friday. The decision, approved by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, supersedes previous conflicting directives. To ensure the academic calendar is not affected, daily school hours will be extended by one hour on weekdays.
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The Sindh government has extended its decision to reinstate a five-day working week to include colleges, with a separate notification confirming the Monday to Friday schedule for all public and private educational institutions under the College Education Department.
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The Sindh government's decision to reinstate a five-day working week now also applies to colleges across the province. A separate notification issued by the Sindh College Education Department confirmed that all public and private educational institutions under its control will observe a Monday to Friday schedule, effective immediately. This aligns with the earlier directive for schools, reversing a previous move to implement a six-day week.
The initial decision to observe Saturday and Sunday as off days for educational institutions, made on March 31, was part of austerity and fuel conservation measures adopted in response to the economic impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department issued a notification on Wednesday, withdrawing its earlier six-day working week directive. This new order mandates all public and private educational institutions in the province to observe a five-day working week, from Monday to Friday, with immediate effect. The decision, approved by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, supersedes previous conflicting directives, including a July 29 order for a six-day week from August 1 and a subsequent clarification exempting private schools. Details regarding working hours for single-shift and double-shift schools will be issued separately.
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