The Lagos State Government has announced a change in the dates earlier slated for the mid-term break of the Second Term in the 2022/2023 Academic year.
The state Commisoner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, has now approved Friday, 24th February to Friday, 3rd March, 2023 for the break.
A statement by the spokesperson, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Adepeju Adeyemi, said the Director General, OEQA, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, at a stakeholders’ meeting on the review of the 2022/2023 harmonised academic calendar said there was the need for a change due to the forthcoming general elections.
The DG, who was represented by the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics (OEQA), Mr Remi Abdul, said, “The essence of this engagement is to ensure that everybody is on the same page as regards the second-term school activities and the need to accommodate the forthcoming general elections in its entirety.”
The DG explained further that the earlier dates for the mid-term break fell within the election period, hence the need for a shift in the date for a week to allow parents pick up their wards from school without hindrance due to the restriction of movement associated with the election days.
It was also noted that the change was needed to safeguard the children and ensure convenience as a result of the presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday, February 25, 2023, coinciding with the date boarding school students are expected to resume in the earlier schedule for the second term harmonized 2022/2023 academic calendar.
“In furtherance to the change, the first half of the second term is now to hold from the 9th of January to Thursday, February 23, 2023, whilst Open Day for Primary schools will be on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023, and Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 for Secondary Schools.
“The mid-term break would hold from Friday, 24th of February to Friday, 3rd of March, 2023. While the second half of the second term is expected to hold from Monday, 6th of March to Thursday, 6th of April, 2023.
“Kindly note that the adjusted harmonised calendar can be found on the agency’s website –
www.oeqalagos.com,” the statement added.
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