Government suspends resumption of classes

Luanda – The government announced on Friday a change in the restart of classes from 3 to 16 January, after the Christmas break.

According to the 2021/2022 school calendar, the second quarter should start on Monday 3 January and end on 15 April, with a total of 15 weeks of classes, 13 of which are teaching weeks.

The resumption of classes, at all levels of education, whose suspension is among the measures included in the new Decree on the State of Public Calamity No. 316/21 of 31 December, signed by the President of the Republic, will be subject to evaluation of the epidemiological situation.

The 2021/2022 school year, which started on 31 August this year, will close on 24 July 2022.

Among the new measures is also the reduction from 14 to 10 days, the period of home quarantine and the authorization to carry out training and federated sports competitions, with the exception of combat and wrestling, subject to compliance with biosecurity measures.

The new measures come into force next Monday, 3, with a period of validity until 16 January.

Source: Angola Press News Agency