Over 700,000 students go back to classrooms tomorrow

Nearly 727,918 students of 1,276 public and private schools will return to classrooms tomorrow for the 2012-2013 academic year.

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Published: Sat 8 Sep 2012, 11:11 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 11:56 AM

On the occasion the Minister of Education, Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, has urged educators, administrators and learners and their guardians to work diligently and faithfully so as to elevate the learning process and deliver the State’s strategic objectives for education.

Some 785 government schools will welcome 269,412 students while 458,508 students will join 491 private schools. A total of 29,332 teachers, technicians and administrators had already reported to work last Sunday.

“While acting to implement directives of the country’s leadership, the Ministry of Education has carried out a series pioneering initiatives and programmes to improve performance in government schools so as to set an educational model that is capable of addressing present challenges and unlocking creative potentials of both educators and learners,” the minister said.


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