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Winter vacations in Kashmir schools in phased manner; know dates here

Students walk to board school bus in Kashmir. [FPK Photo/ Amir Bin Rafi]

Srinagar: Following the proposal of winter vacations, the School Education Department has decided to announce the closure of schools in a phased manner in Kashmir and winter zones of Jammu division from December 5 to 19.

Top officials in the administration informed the news agency Kashmir News Observer that it has found it appropriate to announce the closure of schools for winter vacations in a phased manner from December 05.

“For primary level classes upto 5th standard, the vacations will be announced from December-05,” the official said.

It also said, “For 6th to 8th standard, the closure of schools for winter vacations will be announced and applicable from December 12.”

The official further said that in case of secondary and senior secondary level students, vacation will be announced from December 19.

Pertinently, a day before, Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) had proposed the government to announce the winter vacations in a phased manner between December 1 to 10.

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