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Thursday, September 25, 2008

84. Next year's school breaks

All schools in the country would open their doors for the 2009 session starting Jan 5 except for Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu where schools start on Jan 4.

A statement from the Ministry of Education said for schools in Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, the first term break starts from March 13-21, the second break is from May 29 to June 13 and the third, from Aug 21-29 while the final school holidays start from Nov 20 to Jan 2 of 2010.

For other states, the first term break starts from March 14-22, second term break from May 30 to June 14 and the third from Aug 22-30 while schools close for the final holidays on Nov 21 and re-open on Jan 3, 2010.

According to the Ministry's statement, the total number of schooling days including public holidays for 2009 are 208 - Bernama.