China News Service, July 15 (Shanghai) WeChat public account of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission today published the "School Calendar for the 2020 School Year of Shanghai Primary and Secondary Schools". It is pointed out that the first semester starts on September 1, 2020 and ends on January 22, 2021. The total semester is 21 weeks. The winter vacation starts on January 23, 2021 and ends on February 21.
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The second semester starts on February 22, 2021 and ends on June 30. The semester is 19 weeks in total. The summer vacation starts on July 1 and ends on August 31.
Screenshot of WeChat public account of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
According to the article, the unified entrance examination for ordinary colleges and universities in 2021, the spring entrance examination for ordinary colleges and universities in Shanghai, the unified entrance examination for secondary schools in the city, and the adjustment of the teaching time of schools where examination test sites are arranged during the examination for high school professional level will be unified by the district education administrative department. arrangement.
All primary and secondary schools can arrange teaching activities after the final exam of the semester according to the actual situation of the school.
All primary and secondary schools implement the annual holiday and commemorative holiday in accordance with the State Council's "National Holiday and Remembrance Holiday". The school may implement holidays or organize collective holiday celebrations for Children's Day and Youth Day according to the actual situation.
According to the article, if there is a partial holiday adjustment during the semester, each school will implement the annual partial holiday arrangement announced by the General Office of the State Council. Schools may not take vacations or adjust holidays without authorization.
The suspension of classes during extreme semesters in the event of extreme weather and heavy air pollution is in accordance with the Notice of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission on the Implementation of the Municipal Government's "Implementation Opinions on the City's Response to Arrangements for the Suspension of Extreme Weather Discontinuations" (Shanghai Education Commission Office [2014] No. 4) and the Notice of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission on Printing and Distributing the "Working Plan for Heavy Air Pollution in Primary and Secondary Schools and Child Care Institutions in Shanghai (Revised in 2018)" (Shanghai Education Commission System [2018] No. 41) required implementation.