Govt announces winter vacation schedule for schools in Kashmir, Jammu’s winter zone
Srinagar: The government on Tuesday announced the winter vacation schedule for schools of the Kashmir valley and the winter zone of the Jammu region.
According to an official order, pre-primary classes will close for winter break from November 26 (Wednesday), while classwork for students of classes 1 to 8 will end on December 1. The academic work for classes 9 to 12 will stop from December 11.
Schools up to class 8 are scheduled to reopen on March 1 next year, while higher classes will resume a week earlier, on February 22.
The government said the decision was taken in view of temperatures dipping several degrees below freezing across Kashmir over the last week.
