FULL PROGRAMME: Education ministry releases 2020 academic calendar for schools, polytechnics and other institutions

KAMPALA – The ministry of education and sports has released the schools’ and other institutions’ calendar – 2020 that will run for 38 weeks.

In a circular to all primary, secondary, technical schools and community polytechnics heads and other and All Headteachers: Government & Private Secondary, Primary Schools and Community Polytechnics, the Permanent Secretary Alex Kakooza scheduled the first term to start on Monday, February 3, 2020, and run through to May 1, 2020.

The first term for primary, secondary, technical/farm schools and community polytechnics will run for 89 days.

Second-term will begin from May 25 to August 21. The second term will also run for 89 days.

The Third term that is scheduled to run for 82 days will start from September 14 to November 27.

Learners will then have a three-week holiday before opening for each term.

The ministry says that school holidays and term dates are followed by primary and secondary schools as well as colleges across the country.

Primary, secondary, technical/farm schools and community polytechnics

Tough guild lines

According to the circular by the ministry, classes must start at 8:00 am and end not later than 5:00 PM every day and that districts/City Inspectors of Schools should ensure that schools comply.

The Ministry has also cautioned schools on wastage and loss of teaching and learning time at the beginning and end of the term.

“Lessons should start promptly and terms should not be cut short without clearance from my office,” the Permanent Secretary warned school heads adding that boarding schools should designate only one day a term as a visiting day.

The ministry warned school heads of Boarding Secondary Schools especially those in Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono districts that they should ensure that they stagger the starting dates a week earlier than the official opening dates and also stagger the days for the end of the term.

“This is aimed at eliminating the inconveniences caused every beginning and end of the term to parents and schools,” the PS wrote.

For Primary Teachers Colleges, Mr. Kakooza scheduled their first term to start from February 2 to May 1.

Learners will then have a three week holiday before the second term starts on May 27.

The third term according to the circular will begin on September 15 to December 5.

Holidays

Primary Teachers’ Colleges

N.B.

Final School Practice for six weeks: – In-service: Sunday

Pre-service: Sunday

Promotion Examinations:

Final Written Examinations:

Technical and vocational and farm institutes:

N.B.

End of Term III/Year UBTEB Examinations Calendar shall be followed.

Uganda Technical Colleges:

Nursing training schools:

Uganda Colleges of Commerce:

Survey institute, meteorological institute, schools of clinical officers, school of hygiene Mbale, paramedical schools and Butabika school of psychiatry, agricultural colleges, wildlife institute, fisheries institute, and cooperative colleges

UBTEB Examinations’: Technical colleges, Colleges of Commerce, Agricultural Colleges, Survey Institutes, Meteorological Institutes, Wild Life Institutes, Fisheries Institutes and Cooperative Colleges End of Year Semester Examinations’. UBTEB Examinations’ calendar shall be followed.

Health Tutors’ College, Mulago

National Teachers’ Colleges and Community Polytechnics Instructors’ Colleges

1. Diploma in Education Secondary

Diploma in Education Primary

N.B.

All DEP face-to-face sessions will strictly take place during the Primary Schools’ holidays as indicated above.

All participating teachers/tutors must report to their respective duty stations on the opening dates of the term.

School Practice for Diploma in Education Secondary Monday 26^th May 2013 to 14^th July 2013

School Practice for Diploma in Education Primary to be conducted during term time as this is an on-job Distance Education Programme.

Other activities

Schools’ and other tertiary institutions’ games and sports calendar 2020

July

Public Holidays 2020

Notes on Calendar

N.B. (i) This calendar does not include dates for Private and Public Universities. Their dates are decided upon by the respective Universities.

The days as recorded on this calendar include public holidays and weekends.

The number of weeks in the semester cycle is based on a 7-day working week.

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education & Sports should be notified of any changes in the schedules in the calendar.

Compliance by all

This calendar must be complied with by all Education Institutions (Government and Private). No teaching shall take place in any institution during designated holidays without the written permission of the Permanent Secretary. Also, note that violation of this calendar shall invite disciplinary action against Headteachers/Schools.

The dates indicated on this calendar may only be varied after obtaining written permission, on an individual basis, from the Permanent Secretary on the recommendation of the Director of Education, Basic and Secondary Education or Higher, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Ministry of Education and Sports, as the case may be.