The Ministry of Education and Technical Education said: There will be a sports day for various activities per week with the start of the new school year, and there will be cooperation with various ministries, and all details will be announced, as well as the mechanism for integrating all educational platforms and channels into the educational process, and many steps will be announced before the start school year.
Official sources at the Ministry of Education stated that the goal of allocating a sports day for students at the beginning of the new school year aims to attract students to schools, in addition to discovering talented athletes in sports, supporting them and developing their talents.
The new academic year begins on Saturday, October 1, 2023, until Thursday, June 6, 2023, for all stages of education in public and official schools in languages, private and private languages.
The new academic year for international school students begins on September 18, 2022.
The duration of the new academic year is approximately 35 academic weeks.
The first semester starts October 1, 2022 to Thursday, January 26, 2023.
The start of the first semester exams on Sunday, January 14, 2023.
The second semester begins on Saturday, February 11, 2023, to Thursday, June 8.
The start of the second semester exams for the transport and preparatory certificate classes, Saturday, June 3, 2023.
Technical diploma exams start on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
High school exams start Saturday, June 10, 2023.
The duration of the first semester days is 98 days following deleting Fridays and the official holiday.
The duration of the days of the second semester is 96 days following deleting Fridays and the official holiday.
The actual study days are 194 days, which is equivalent to 35 weeks.
The examination period for the first and second semesters is considered within the actual study days and is calculated within the legally stipulated attendance rate.
The half-year vacation period is two weeks, starting from Saturday, January 28, 2023, and ending on Thursday, February 9.
– These dates include all the different stages of education in public and official schools, private and private languages.
